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222 Off-Roaders In Action August 2006 123456789012345678901234567 123456789012345678901234567 123456789012345678901234567 Editor/Publisher 123456789012345678901234567 123456789012345678901234567 Erin Dyer 123456789012345678901234567 WHAWHATT ISIS 123456789012345678901234567 Graphic Artist 123456789012345678901234567 123456789012345678901234567OFF-ROADERS Karen Barney 123456789012345678901234567 123456789012345678901234567 Advertising Director CORVA?CORVA? 123456789012345678901234567In Action Scott O’Connell The California Off Road Vehicle 123456789012345678901234567 Association (CORVA) is a varied group of outdoor recreationalists who are extremely active in promoting the positive aspects of vehicular access on public lands and protecting that right. InsideInside ThisThis IssueIssue The group is composed of the owners of “Green Sticker” vehicles such as ATV’s, motorcycles, 3-wheelers, trials bikes, and dune buggies, as well as “street-legal” 4X4 vehicles, dual sport The Next Step in Volunteering ........................................................... 4 motorcycles, bajas and desert racers. The main purpose of CORVA is to CORVA Founding Member Bob Ham Inducted into work with the land managers for responsible off-highway vehicular Off-Road Hall of Fame ............................................................. 6 access and recreation opportunities. Secondarily, we educate our Extreme Motor Sports Expo............................................................... 7 membership on the constantly changing Thank You Mars Bonfire and Dick Moon .......................................... 7 rules and regulations and promote conservation, clean-up and trail Point Mugu 4 x 4 Club Donates $2,800 to CORVA ........................... 8 maintenance projects. We are very active in the political Northern CORVA Actions ................................................................... 8 arena and pay for a lobbyist in Sacramento. We work closely with the Moose Anderson Days Clean Up and Trail Restoration Project ..10 State Department of Parks and Truckhaven to be Acquired for OHV Recreation ........................... 12 Recreation providing input to the Off- Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Cathedral City Bans OHV’s in City Limits ...................................... 12 (OHMVR) Program from the users’ standpoint. We provide a valuable Advertise in the “Off-Roaders in Action” ....................................... 15 resource to land managers in the form Donations and New Members ......................................................... 17 of dedicated OHV enthusiasts who believe in responsible vehicular access. Donate to Your Favorite Cause........................................................ 18 A portion of the budgets for California’s national forests and the public lands Don’t Miss the Fun at These Events ............................................... 19 administered by the BLM is funded by grants from the Green Sticker Program. CORVA Calendar ............................................................................... 20 We work with the land managers to CORVA Directory ............................................................................... 21 formulate the grants and give our input about the grants to the OHMVR Program Associate Members .......................................................................... 22 which administers them. We also review how effectively our Green Sticker money Membership Application .................................................................. 23 was used in each program. We are active at all levels of the land management public process with both the BLM and USFS. We do this by commenting on environmental documents on as many issues as possible and maintaining close 1500 W. El Camino, #352 Sacramento, CA 95833 relationships with personnel in the field as well as the staff. CORVA 1-800-42-CORVA (818) 248-2056 We coordinate with other multiple www.corva.org use organizations ranging from snow- Off-Roaders In Action is a publication of the California Off-Road Vehicle Association. It is mobiles to horse enthusiasts to protect published by Mail Management Services. Direct Copy Submission & Photos to Editor Erin multiple-use rights from the Dyer at the address above. Please email Erin to confirm your submission has been environmental extremists. We are received: [email protected]. Copy deadlines are 6 weeks prior to the month of “dedicated to protecting our lands publication, CORVA welcomes the support of advertisers. Advertising dollars help CORVA for the people, not from the people.” in their fight for land use issues. Advertising information can be obtained by calling Erin Dyer If you would like to join the fight to at (661) 252-8081. CORVA does not assume any responsibility for statements made in protect our public lands for multiple-use editorials or signed articles. Contents copyright 2006. All rights reserved. Permission to recreation, fill in the application in this reproduce in whole or in part is hereby granted provided CORVA’s name, date of this issue and send it in! If you would publication, author of article and 1-800-42-CORVA phone number is included in the text. like more information, contact us at CORVA is not responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the 1-800-42-CORVA! advertisement. August 2006 Off-Roaders In Action 333 InIn OverdriveOverdrive The Next Step in Volunteering By Ed Waldheim President “Conservation, Restoration and recognize this and welcome us. Enforcement” is taking up the balance of We have received Grants from the $14.5 million dollars per year of your OHV federal government’s Recreational Trails Over the years as I look back on what I Grant money. Program (RTP) to purchase quads and have written in the ORIA, you come to Now enter our next level of Volunteering rakes in El Mirage and Jawbone. Anyone realize there are many forms of Volunteering to the equation. Friends of Jawbone has who wants to run a quad with a rake behind by members and organizations on our purchased 3 vacant lots in Randsburg so it to maintain and groom the trails is public lands. that visitors can park on this lot, not on the welcome to contact us. We will have you We have our “Friends” groups doing street, or private property. trained by our quad trainer and you will be trash clean-up projects such as the Friends For those that don’t know, Randsburg ready to help in grooming trails for all to of El Mirage, Friends of Jawbone, Friends is a destination to ride to when riding in the enjoy. of Dumont Dunes, American Sand California City, El Paso Mtns., Jawbone, Additionally, we are waiting to receive Association, Duners, Friends of Oceano Dove Springs riding areas. In Randsburg, money to acquire a water truck from RTP Dunes, and Friends of Sand Mtn. with you can pull up to a tiny historic mining town Grants for Friends of El Mirage. CORVA members supporting these efforts. and grab a bite to eat, an ice cream, a Friends of Jawbone and CORVA made another acquisition and that was purchasing They do a tremendous job of volunteering Sassparrilla or other cold beverage, and a dump truck, trailer and BobCat tractor with to keep our public lands clean and available hang out with friends for some good ‘ol blade and bucket. Now, why would we do for everyone’s use – hikers included. bench racing. Since this is such a popular this? We don’t have the money. Agreed. In order to keep up with the demand for destination, the town is bursting with families However, we also have trails that are in trails and the reduction in available federal on bikes, quads and buggies looking for a desperate need of weekly and monthly funds, we have entered a new level of place to rest after a long ride. So, parking maintenance and the state and federal volunteering and that is with the big ticket is a definite issue on large three-day government agencies are not doing their job items like purchasing property and weekends. of maintaining them due to budget cuts. We equipment to be used for trail management. By purchasing the 3 vacant lots, the have trash out in the desert that needs to Why is this? Our tax money pays for Friends of Jawbone have been able to be picked up before we become a dump lots of things, and one of them is accommodate both the riders needs and the desert rather than a nice beautiful desert. appropriated dollars given by the federal town’s need to control the traffic. The town If we don’t do something NOW, the anti- government to the US Forest Service and appreciates the riders, because the visitors groups will shut us down. BLM for the management of recreation. are a major source of income in this small My wife Linda and I personally paid for However, this money now has been cut so desolate desert town, but traffic flow and this equipment $40,450 out of our line of severely, that every year these agencies safety is also a concern. receive between 7 to 15 % LESS than the Kern County, CA Code Enforcement is -Volunteering - Cont’d. on page 14 - prior years. We can’t find out who to blame trying to accommodate our for the cuts. Is it Congress or Washington parking by working on a DC agency management (USFS & BLM)? Conditional Use Permit. We Thus, your tax dollar is not seeing its way are thankful to Kern County to the area you recreate in. Board of Supervisors Jon Enter the California Green Sticker McQuiston and Don Maben in Program into this equation. For years, the supporting us in this effort. California OHV Green Sticker Trust Fund Getting involved