Carry On an Outdoor Tradition:

OUR SPONSOR MEMBER

BECOME A SPONSOR MEMBER

WHY BECOME A SPONSOR MEMBER?

Sponsor Members are individuals and organizations who will help carry on the tradition of guiding. The annual membership dues of $125.00 is used to support projects such as:

• Promoting outdoor recreation in New York State.
• Advertising and assisting with the New York State Guides Licensing Program, including programs of training and education.
• Sponsoring environmental programs and seminars.

To become a Sponsor Member, an individual (or) organization must:

• Submit a completed application. (All applications are subject to final approval by NYSOGA)
• Pay the annual dues of $125.00.

GUIDING AND "NYSOGA" IN NEW YORK STATE

Guiding has enjoyed a long and colorful history in New York State. Early surveyors and sportsmen needed help in traversing the northern wilderness, so they engaged the services of old woodsmen.

Many of these first "guides" were trappers, hunters, or loggers who "hired out" to occasional visitors for extra cash. As tourism flourished, guiding became a full-time profession and resulted in the Adirondack Guides Association being formed in 1891. Following World War II, the lure of the wilderness waned and the Association all but dissolved.

By the 1970's the public showed a renewed interest in the outdoors, but had difficulty locating reliable guides. Thus the old tradition of "guiding" was revived in 1981 when the informal New York State Outdoor Guides Association was formally incorporated.

THE PURPOSE OF NYSOGA

The purpose of NYSOGA, established by its Board of Directors, is to:

• Promote safety in guiding for guides and their clients.
• Provide educational and marketing services or NYSOGA members.
• Increase awareness of the professionalism of guiding with the public and with the land management agencies.
• Participate in legislative reform for the betterment of guides, the profession of guiding, and the health of our natural resources.

BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

As a Sponsor Member you will receive the following:

• Free listing in our publication, Guide to Licensed Guides of New York State (GTG). This publication currently has a circulation of over 20,000 and is distributed at major out-door sports shows in three states as well as throughout New York State.
• Free listing on the NYSOGA web site.
• Access to the NYSOGA membership mailing list of active outdoor guides.
• Advertising in NYSOGA publications at member rates.
• Free exhibit space at NYSOGA's Annual Rendezvous trade show, when available.
• Access to NYSOGA members for field testing and product/service evaluation.
• One year subscription to Guidelines, the quarterly publication of outdoor news.
• Complimentary issue of the current Guide to Licensed Guides of New York State.
• Notice of NYSOGA events.
• Certificate of Membership

APPLICATION FOR SPONSOR MEMBERSHIP