On March 11-15 NOHVCC visited the State of Missouri to conduct two Great Trails Workshops and trail assessments on the two state parks in the state that allow OHV recreation. St. Joe State Park is in the eastern part of Missouri to the south of St. Louis. This 2000-acre park features 54 miles of trail and large open areas. Finger Lakes is in the center of the state to the …
The Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) is the leading business coalition advancing a sustainable and growing outdoor recreation economy for the benefit of all Americans. ORR is made up of outdoor recreation groups representing motorized and nonmotorized interests. You can find out more about the organization by visiting www.recreationroundtable.org. Recently ORR released the second edition of their Rural Economic Development Toolkit. The toolkit is designed to help advocates within communities …
Sometimes motorized recreation is not well received by officials and other groups. In many cases it is because some people haven’t had much exposure to it. A lack of knowledge or familiarity with motorized recreation, or a particular type of it, can leave some people imagining the worst which often leads to opposition. I’ve experienced this phenomenon myself as an advocate for motorized recreation. Sometimes it involved work with councils …
Clubs and associations are key to building and sustaining a positive future for OHV recreation. Thankfully there are many active and effective organizations that are working hard to support existing programs, develop new opportunities, and address legislative and other regulatory issues. Some organizations are very effective and well developed. Some others, less so. Part of NOHVCCs mission is to help establish new OHV clubs and state associations where they don’t …
The OHV community is very familiar with the capabilities of their phone as a navigational tool when they are riding. It is difficult to fathom a ride where you did not use an electronic mapping application on your phone, like On-x or Guya or a geo-referenced PDF. These applications are becoming so common place that most manufacturers are offering these types of resources hard programmed into their new models. Using …
At the 2023 Annual Conference elections were held to fill the many positions were available due to rotation of officers and some overlap of expiring terms caused by the pandemic. The NOHVCC Board voted to alter the Board terms to ensure that no more than half of the board positions would be up for election at a time. This was to compensate for the years when elections were not held …
One very important business item that is handled each year at the NOHVCC Annual Conference is the election of the members and officers of the NOHVCC Board of Directors. The 2023 NOHVCC Annual Conference in Midway Utah will feature elections for many of these board positions. This year the President, Treasurer, and Secretary will be up for election. As for the Issue Area Representatives (IAR) on the board Public Lands, …
After a great 2022 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, we will all get together again in Midway, Utah in 2023 for the NOHVCC Annual Conference and Mobile Workshop. The dates for the 2023 Conference are October 12-14 in Midway, Utah – put them on your calendar now. Registration Information Early Bird registration will open on July 17th at 9 A.M. MST and will close on August 15 at …
NOHVCC once again enjoyed the great privilege of holding a Great Trails Workshop in Colorado in partnership with our great friends at the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO). The workshop which was funded by a grant from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), was held on the Pikes Peak Ranger District of the Pike-San Isabel National Forest on July 29-30. 25 participants from the Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, …
After a great 2022 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, we will all get together again in Midway, Utah in 2023 for the NOHVCC Annual Conference and Mobile Workshop. The dates for the 2023 Conference are October 12-14 in Midway, Utah – put them on your calendar now. Registration Information Early Bird registration will open on July 17th at 9 A.M. MST and will close on August 15 at …