There they are lined up: hikers, bikers, a girl scout, a pair of horse riders, dog walkers, a forester and a hunter. They smile at the camera as if on a club outing. "The photo is important," emphasizes Alec Wohlgroth, who called the colourful group together. It is intended to be a symbol of coexistence, of mutual tolerance between all those who enjoy walking on forest paths. "The horse licked my ear," he complains after he has allowed himself to be placed between the mare and the stallion, fully committed to his cause.

Wohlgroth achieved the historic Uetliberg verdict with his appeals. "After this clash, I felt the need for harmony," he explains his motivation for "Zäme happy". And that is what prevails on this fall day on the Adlisberg near Zurich. The co-president of Züritrails has ridden herself, the hunter knows a thing or two about dogs, as does the rider, who is a vet by profession. The trail manager has been biking for over 30 years, the forester rides bike races and the dog trainers and dog sitter keep their animals on a leash while hunting, even though they are well trained and would never chase a deer. The hunter introduces himself to the girl scout as Moose - his scout name.

The list of attendees speaks for Wohlgroth's qualities as a networker and for the goodwill of those who are not only intensively active in the forest, but are also involved in clubs, associations or professionally: Michael Hässig: President of the Eastern Switzerland Riding Association OKV and his wife Barbara Hässig, Actuary of the OKV; Samuel Ramseyer: Vice President of the Zurich Hunting Association; Corsin Riatsch: Forester of the Canton of Zurich State Forester's Office, Municipality of Stallikon; Luise Rohland and Flurin Dörig: Co-Chair Züritrails; Flavian Kühne: Managing Director Vereinigung Wanderwege Kanton Zürich; Stella "Rubia" Zurkirchen, Head of Communications Pfadi Kanton Zürich; Manuela Del Medico: St. Bernard breeder; Micaela Hölzel: Dog trainer; Robert Ebner: Dogsitter and Hans-Peter Kienast, President Trailfriends and Alec Wohlgroth's most important supporter at "Zäme happy".

The enemy is hollow

They quickly agree on a common enemy: "The Hollow" is his name. The hollow biker rides right through the forest, hollow hikers march four abreast and block everyone else's path, the hollow rider makes the Zurich forests unsafe after two riding lessons during the summer vacations, not forgetting the hollow dog who orders a traumatized four-legged friend from a Romanian animal shelter online, has no idea about dog ownership and ignores dog school.

The experts themselves have little to no problems with other forest users. The only exception is forester Riatsch, who spends the most time in nature of all of them. And his approach is professional: Züritrails built the Höcklertrail in his area. As a passionate biker, he also understands the desire for trails. However, he doesn't want to reveal how he chooses his own trails on his bike.

It is also clear to everyone present that the black sheep are a small minority that receive a relatively large amount of attention. Hiking trail promoter and biker Kühne calls on everyone to relentlessly confront the scoundrels and show them how their behavior puts their fellow athletes in a bad light. And everyone should promote correct behavior in their club and community.

There is little sign of dissent this afternoon. The bikers are only slightly shuffling their feet when the hunter claims that they are not allowed to ride on the paths marked with dashes on the map, which is demonstrably not true. Flurin Dörig from Züritrails promotes guidance through offers rather than bans. The others take note of this sympathetically.

If the participants at the meeting represented all trail and forest users in Switzerland, there would be no need for campaigns like Zäme Happy. But there are still some people who get upset about mountain bikers. The media are happy to pick up on this uproar (Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich, 21. 3. 23, 20 Minuten 5. 7. 23), and the administration and politicians have to explain themselves. Alec Wohlgroth and Hans-Peter Kienast have managed to bring together user representatives who are relaxed about the whole thing. Those who cause conflicts or blow up manageable disputes into a big problem were not present that afternoon.