As you will recall NOHVCC participated in Trailer Safety Week last year and will again in 2021. This year Trailer Safety Week is June 6-12. Look out for more great information about correctly and responsibly towing your OHVs as NOHVCC uses this time to highlight trailer safety. But it is always important to stay diligent and keep in mind that safe and responsible practices can save lives. A partner forwarded …
Legislation (H.R. 1864) to reauthorize the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. As you are likely aware the RTP is arguably the most important government program ever created to benefit the OHV community. RTP utilizes funds collected from federal gas taxes to pay for trail construction, maintenance, and education for both motorized and non-motorized recreation. To learn more about RTP click here. Below …
Great Trails: Providing Quality OHV Trails and Experiences authored by Dick Dufourd and published by NOHVCC which has been internationally recognized as the must-have guidebook for OHV trails can now be downloaded for free or purchased (hard copy) directly from nohvcc.org. All you need to do is click here, register or login and start accessing the information contained in Great Trails. The theme of Great Trails is “balancing the needs …
Last year we introduced you to the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance (PWORA), formed to orchestrate and organize volunteers to bring back OHV, 4×4, dirt bike, and all recreational access trails after terrible fire seasons. We ran a story when PWORA held its first ever work weekend recovering infrastructure on the Chappie-Shasta OHV Area on BLM managed lands in Northern California. Read the story here. We also invited NOHVCC California …
From BLM’s Top BLM Motorized Recreational Opportunities Website: The BLM’s Top Recreation Opportunities Mapping website is designed to provide and promote a greater awareness of recreational opportunities on BLM-managed public lands. The BLM partnered with the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) to highlight some of the BLM’s highest quality motorized recreation opportunities across the nation. Users can now find information to plan their next exciting ride while at home …
This survey aims to quantify the capacity of the trails community to build, maintain, and develop trails now, and to provide input to GAOA and LWCF funding. From our partners with American Trails: Between May 13th and 30th, 2020, American Trails conducted the first “Shovel-ready” survey in attempt to document the contribution the trails community can make to the American economic response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We …
Great Trails: Providing Quality OHV Trails and Experiences authored by Dick Dufourd and published by NOHVCC has been internationally recognized as the must-have guidebook for OHV trails and provides the curriculum for NOHVCC’s Great Trails workshops. Click here to download the book or to order a hard copy for $30. NOHVCC’s Great Trails Workshops focus on the design, layout, construction, maintenance and management of sustainable Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) trails. Hands-on …
The American Motorcyclist Association announced last week that Paul Slavik has been recognized with the AMA Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award. AMA described the award as acknowledging “…the highest level of service to the AMA in any area of activity.” NOHVCC salutes the AMA for recognizing Paul. NOHVCC’s Executive Director, Duane Taylor, said, “Paul was instrumental in starting NOHVCC, has been a tireless advocate for OHV recreation, is a great …
Note: This webinar is hosted by American Trials and is not part of NOHVCC’s ongoing webinar series. Title: From Industrial Site to Trail Destination Date: Thursday, February 4, 2021 Time: 10:00am-11:30am Pacific (1:00pm-2:30pm Eastern) Price: FREE Learn more and register here Thank You Sponsors! Thanks to a generous sponsorship from South Carolina Department Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, this webinar is free to the public. We also want to thank additional …
Brian Dilenge did not have a particular project in mind when he invited disparate groups of outdoor recreation enthusiasts to sit down at a table in 2019. He just knew that it was time for motorized and non-motorized groups to start working together to create better opportunities for everyone. He had seen it work before during his time working on the Salmon-Challis National Forest, and he knew that there were …