Photo by Wyoming State Parks Fuel Study for Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Included in FY 2020 Spending Bill Through the hard and diligent work of MIC, SVIA, ROHVA and several members of the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT), fuel study report language was included and passed in H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public…
Tongass National Forest (USDA Photo) House Holds Hearing on Removing Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Roadless Protections On Nov. 13th the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing regarding the administration’s proposal to lift the roadless area protections in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. The proposal by the administration aims…
Recreational Trails Program (RTP) MIC, SVIA, ROHVA, and other members of the Coalition for Recreational Trails (CRT) have been working diligently with Senate and House staff to ensure continued funding of the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and to hopefully increase the amount supporting recreational trails. To that end, we are active on three fronts: Reauthorization…
Motorbike rider, Flat Top Peach Valley Recreation Area, Colorado. Photo credit: BLM Uncompahgre Field Office. BLM Gets Ready to Move West On July 16th, the Department of the Interior announced its intention to relocate the Washington headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction, Colorado. Over time, upwards to 500 BLM employees will…
Group of OHV riders, Oceano Dunes SVRA, California. Photo by Brian Baer, California State Parks OHV Riding at Oceano Dunes State Park Threatened! A staff report for the California Coastal Commission has recommended that OHV riding at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area (ODSVRA) be curtailed and possibly eliminated altogether. ODSVRA is comprised of…
OHV Rider, Flat Top Peach Valley Recreation Area, Colorado. Photo Credit: BLM Uncompahgre Field Office Summer is almost here which means the start of traditional family vacations, but in much of the country, wet weather and terrible storms have been the order of the day. Unfortunately, many Americans are picking up the pieces from devastating…
OHV rider, Samoa Dunes Recreation Area, California. Photo by Jeff Fontana, BLM. Bernhardt Confirmation The Senate confirmed the nomination of David Bernhardt to be the Secretary of the Department of the Interior on a vote of 56-41. Mr. Bernhardt had been acting Secretary since the first of the year. The Secretary’s celebration of his confirmation…
ATV rider, Hackberry Lake OHV Area, New Mexico. CRT Awards! It’s that time of the year when we call upon all OHV enthusiasts to nominate their favorite OHV trail project to be considered to receive a Coalition for Recreational Trails Achievement Award. The only caveat is that the nominated projects must have been funded in…
Young enthusiasts receive instructions nearby the protected wetlands at the Wambaw Cycle Trailhead in Huger, SC. Photo credit: USDA Forest Service and ATV Safety Institute. Omnibus Public Lands Legislation, S. 47 Well, the much talked about Omnibus Public Lands legislation, S. 47, is now a done deal. The Senate passed the measure on February 11th…
Trail groomer, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. Submitted by ARRA member. Federal Government Shutdown This was going to be a difficult newsletter to prepare given the partial federal government shutdown that lasted 35 days, the longest ever in our nation’s history. More than 800,000 federal workers did not receive paychecks. Many were furloughed and…