He was an active member of the Wilderness Society for much of his life.
The Wilderness Society has not taken a position on either referendum.
But they recently agreed to sell the property to the federal government for $2.5 million, according to the Wilderness Society, the conservation organization.
Brown, then director of the Wilderness Society, contested the election as an independent, but failed to win a seat.
The organization has met with the Wilderness Society and hopes that environmental groups will agree to leave part of the area open to bikers.
A study by the Wilderness Society concluded that only a tenth of the old growth remains.
He has been president of the Wilderness Society since 1986.
He quit to join the Wilderness Society, a private environmental group that has criticized the sales policy.
He also sits on the governing council of the Wilderness Society.
The Wilderness Society has done a private study of the problem.