All Entries in the "Access Issues" Category
King Shocks – Don’t Be A Loser!
Don’t be a loser! Unless you get involved now to save Johnson Valley, we all lose. On April 27th, 2012, the United States Marine Corps will submit their Final Environmental Impact Study which will start a chain of events to forever close 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley OHV area. Currently, only 2% of Southern [...]
NEVADA – FS Requests Public Input Regarding Review of Ely Travel Management Plan
NEVADA – FS Requests Public Input Regarding Review of Ely Travel Management Plan The Ely Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is requesting public input regarding the Ely Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Maps (Travel Plan) to determine what changes may be needed to designated roads and trails open to motorized use on the Ely [...]
Master-Pull debuts green winch rope to help save Johnson Valley OHV area
Master-Pull, the leader in synthetic ropes, once again commits to keeping public lands open to the public by donating a portion of the proceeds of its new, limited edition, green winch rope to the Johnson Valley defense fund which has been set up by the California Motorized Recreation Council. This campaign is in addition to [...]
Colorado Stay The Trail Custom License Plates
The license plates will provide funding and create awareness for Stay The Trail’s off-highway vehicle (OHV) educational and ethics programs. The programs highlight responsible OHV use on public lands in an effort to provide a sustainable recreational experience for OHV users and to keep trails and roads open to public access. Requirements: One-time fee of [...]
Recreation Groups Respond To Roadless Rule Decision
Recreation access advocates expressed disappointment with the recent decision of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstating the 2001 Roadless Rule. That decision was issued on October 21, 2011 by a three-judge panel over eighteen months after the case was argued. Their 120-page opinion disagreed with the Wyoming district court, emphasizing the procedural low [...]
Yamaha GRANTs Save Streams and Promote Responsible Recreation
Latest Yamaha OHV Funding Includes $10,000 for New Bridge Construction in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest Trail System Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.’s OHV Access Initiative continues to support riding areas across the country including a number of GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails) that are helping protect waterways and other natural resources. As part [...]
29 Palms Base Expansion Opposition Efforts Continue
The California Motorized Recreation Council (CMRC) a non-profit association comprised of the leadership of the largest Off Highway Vehicle recreation organizations in California met with members of the 29 Palms Marines base expansion committee to engage in a status update regarding the draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The CMRC invited a number of relevant organization [...]
Cain Wins Prez Debate on EPA Dust Issue
by Don Amador, TPAC The Trail PAC watched the FOX/Google Presidential debate last night with keen interest. As some of you know, the EPA is often driving the issue of OHV closures on public lands. One of those EPA closure tools is “dust” or particulate matter. EPA claims it needs to control dust as a reason to order the BLM [...]
Riders Seek Equal Treatment On Public Land
by: Powersports Business The American Motorcyclist Association told a U.S. house subcommittee yesterday that off-highway vehicle riders deserve “fair and equal treatment” from public land managers. AMA Western States representative Nick Haris, speaking on behalf of the AMA and the All-Terrain Vehicle Association, testified during a House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands hearing on “Resorting Public Access [...]
National Motorized Recreation Pac Launched To Protect And Promote Responsible OHV Recreation On Federal Lands
A national political action committee (PAC) dedicated exclusively to promoting and protecting responsible off-highway vehicle (OHV) recreation was launched earlier today. The formal and historic announcement of The Trail PAC (TPAC) comes just in time for the official Labor Day Weekend kickoff of the 2012 election cycle. Don Amador, founder of TPAC, states, The Trail [...]
