Tag: OHV
Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative Grants Over $95,000 in Second Quarter of 2016
Yamaha Awards Six OHV and Outdoor Recreation Projects Including Oklahoma State University’s New 4-H Youth/Family ATV/ROV Safety Training Facility KENNESAW, Ga. – September 1, 2016 – Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, today announces the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative awarded more than $95,000 in funds and equipment to six grant recipients in the second quarter of 2016. […]
New Mexico has an opening for the position of OHV Education Coordinator.
Purpose of Position: This position will coordinate the training aspect of the Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program. This includes instructing youth, adult, and agency staff on OHV hands-on safety training classes, creating a network of volunteer safety instructors and developing OHV training sites, initiating a trail ambassador program to increase public awareness of the OHV Act, […]
Backcountry OHV/Adventure Safety – GPS SPOT Locator
Dear OHV/Adventure Rider or Outdoor Enthusiast, QWR believes that rider safety is an important tenet of responsible OHV recreation. Within the last week, two of my OHV/adventure friends were saved by their SPOT GPS Satellite Messenger while riding in rugged areas of the California Coastal Mountain Range and the Sierra Nevada. The SPOT Messenger […]
TPAC: Post-Election Challenges And Opportunities
(Nov 2012) TPAC wants to make sure that trail voters realize there will be many challenges that we face over the next 2-4 years. Anti-OHV groups and their advocates in federal agencies most certainly feel emboldened by the election results on November 6. They will use the ESA to try and list more threatened and […]
Off Highway Vehicle Group Wins Historic California Environmental Quality Act Lawsuit Against State Parks – Truckhaven Stays Open
(November 8, 2012) After nearly 18 months of hard-fought litigation, EcoLogic Partners, Inc. (“EcoLogic”) has prevailed in its California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) lawsuit against the California Department of Parks and Recreation (“State Parks”) over the closure of recreational vehicle routes in Truckhaven (also known as the “Freeman Property”). On October 16, 2012, Judge Jeffrey […]
Trail Voters Can Be Proud – TPAC
Dear Trail Voter, Congratulations on being engaged as a trail voter in your first national election. As you knew, trail voters and off-road recreationists had a lot at stake in the 2012 election. TPAC always believed that you could make a difference in several tight races in battleground and/or swing states… and YOU did! Our […]
Yamaha Announces New Rhino Body Kit – Eight-Piece Kit Integrates With The Rhino’s ‘Real World Tough’ Styling
Cypress, Calif., October 2012 – Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.’s, Parts and Accessories Division (YPAD) is offering a new Rhino Body Kit, giving owners yet another way to personalize their Yamaha Rhino Side-by-Side vehicles. The eight-piece collection includes a front bumper guard that mounts to the OE bumper, two-piece wraparound front overfender flares that extend the […]
ARIZONA – Off-Highway Vehicle Program Managers Solicit Public Input
ARIZONA – The Arizona State Parks department is hosting three workshops to provide input on the Statewide Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program. According to the Arizona State Parks, the purpose of these workshops is to identify key issues related to OHV recreation in Arizona from all stakeholder perspectives and to gather information from all stakeholders to […]
Yamaha Volunteers Restore San Bernardino National Forest OHV Areas – Eighty Volunteers Continue Multi-Year Project Planting 250 Native Shrubs
(CYPRESS, Calif. – September 26, 2012) – Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., employees volunteered to help restore one of the San Bernardino National Forest’s most popular multi-use off-highway vehicle (OHV) staging areas this past weekend. Eighty volunteers, comprised of Yamaha employees and their family and friends, along with members of the San Bernardino National Forest Association […]
Yamaha Approves Nine OHV GRANTs In The Second Quarter Of 2012 – Continues Support Of OHV Enthusiasts And Riding Areas
CYPRESS, Calif. – August 1, 2012 – Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.’s, OHV Access Initiative – the industry leader in Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails (GRANTs) – approved nine projects supporting responsible, safe OHV riding and open, sustainable OHV access to trails and riding areas across the country. The second quarter GRANTs for 2012 […]