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Off-Roaders in Action Spring 2018 2 President’s Annual Report 2018 11 CORVA 2017 Annual Awards 3 Managing Director’s Report 12 CORVA Store New Items! 4 Land Use Report 13 Red Rock and Jawbone Canyon 6 An Open Letter to Senator Glazer 13 Truckhaven Challenge 2019 7 Locked Gates Ahead 14 44th Annual High Desert Rally 9 The Ongoing Oceano Dunes Travesty 16 Red Rock and Jawbone Canyon 10 CORVA Election Results 17 Chad and Gizmo 10 Meet Wayne Ford 18 Pismo Dunes Settlement 10 Meet Charles Lowe 22 Eastern Sierra 4WD Club Earth Day 11 Meet Vinnie Barbarino DEDICATED TO PROTECTING OUR LANDS FOR THE PEOPLE, NOT FROM THE PEOPLE. PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Ken Clarke, President It’s been a year since I was elected President of 70+ years. Now are faced with neighbors and the CORVA and I am eagerly looking forward to this next San Luis Obispo Air Pollution Control District Hearing year. Board, which seems determined to end off-road During my first year in office I had the honor of recreation at this historically important site for OHV assisting CORVA Board members Bob Ham, Ed Stovin enthusiasts. This is going to be tough battle but with and Bruce Whitcher, along with our Managing Director your support CORVA will do all we can do to protect Amy Granat; change SB 249 from a punitive bill that this recreation area. But this time we need OHV after- would have hurt the California OHMVR program, into market manufacturers and all OHV-related businesses a bill which made our OHMVR program a permanent to support our legal efforts. division of State Parks. We still need to follow through I would like to give a shout out to Tony Pellegrino with additional legislation that includes criteria specific and his wife Debbie of GenRight Off Road. Not only to the makeup of the OHMVR Commission, which was does Tony build great products, he supports many not included in SB 249. events across the country, as well as supporting CORVA with our attorney Jesse Barton, also led CORVA and all the OHV organizations. Tony and the way in the victory for the Ocotillo Wells lawsuit. Debbie took time to attend Lobby day and voice CORVA has advanced to be the most knowledgeable their opposition to SB 1316 at the hearing for the OHV organization for legislative and legal actions in Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water California, and arguably in the country. Certainly no in Sacramento. More OHV aftermarket manufacturers other statewide organization has had the successes we should follow Tony’s lead. Simply put, if you make your have had this year, and we will work hard to continue living off purchase by off-road enthusiasts, your busi- this trend in the coming year. ness needs to support the organization that ensures At this time we are working on opposing SB 1316, a their access to roads and trail: CORVA! bill that would allow State Parks to sell the expansion CORVA will continue working for you, but we property at Carnegie SRVA if it is found to unsuitable need help from our members and our great off-road community. I keep hearing that volunteerism is dying; and all of the service groups are having a hard time attracting volunteers. CORVA is also struggling with this, and we have several Board of Directors positions we need to fill. If you would like to learn about the issues facing the OHV community and how the different federal and state agencies operate, and make sure our recreational trials stay open, please consider volunteering for a Board of Directors position. In addition to volunteers, we also need money from members and donations. I know money is For OHV use. This bill caters to wealthy and politically the route of all evil, but the great work CORVA does connected individuals, and does not serve either cannot be accomplished without our legal team, which conservation or recreation purposes. We are also work- is very expensive. We do have two lawsuits against ing on bills for our partners, the Modesto Houndsmen. the Forest Service over Travel Management issues, We are proud we of what we have accomplished last which are being litigated pro bono, but we do need to year and are dedicated to moving forward working to build a legal war chest to protect Oceano Dune and keep roads and trails open to off-road recreation the Carnegie. best way possible. I am looking forward to meeting more of our CORVA We know the next year is going to present an members during the next year. To paraphrase a line abundance of issues for CORVA. Oceano Dunes SVRA from one of my favorite Presidents: will be one of the biggest issues we will face. The OHV Ask not what CORVA can do for you, community has been recreating at Oceano Dunes for ask what you can do for CORVA! 2 OFF-ROADERS IN ACTION MANAGING DIRECTOR'S REPORT, CORVA ANNUAL MEETING Amy Granat, Managing Director CORVA has an incredible history of being present for 1. Forest Service Engagement the most important milestones related to off-road a. Dinkey Collaborative recreation in California. b. Southern Fork of the American River Collaborative This organization not only stood as witness to the c. Region 5 Roundtable start of the Off Highway Motorized Vehicle Recreation d. Stanislaus National Forest Adopt-A-Forest Division of State Park; but as an organization we were an integral part of that event. Bob Ham, one of the e. Amador/Calaveras Collaborative first members of CORVA, played a critical role in the f. Proposed Wilderness for Sierra/Sequoia National creation of the legislation. Again this past year Bob Forest Ham played a most important part in the passage of g. Stanislaus Lawsuit Status Reports SB 249, the legislation that made our OHMVR program h. Pacific Legal Foundation Lawsuit/Plumas National a permanent division of State Parks. Forest Being guided by our past is important as we move i. Texas Public Policy Institute/Travel Management successfully into the future. Once again, CORVA finds itself at the center of the most important issues facing Rewrite off-road recreation in California. Whether it is the air pollution question facing Oceano Dunes or comment- 2. Bureau of Land Management ing on the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation a. Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan Plan, CORVA is on the forefront. We are often called in b. West Mojave Route Designation Plan by federal and state agencies for our expertise, be- cause no one else can speak for all forms of off-road c. Berryessa Snow National Monument access and motorized recreation in California! The respect CORVA is given by federal and state 3. State of California agencies has been earned because of our knowledge- a. CARB: greensticker/Redsticker able and informed approach to issues. While we do b. Grants updates not grandstand, we also do not waiver in our support c. SB 1316 for continued off-road access in California. With the help of our lobbying coalition, Off Road Vehicle Legislative Coalition and our lobbyist Kathy Lynch, 4. Working to Expand the Rights of Houndsmen and CORVA has literally stood at the forefront this year Access for all Hunters to Public Land with legislative issues. Whether it is testifying or writing letters, we get it done! CORVA has been able to pursue all these issues Looking into CORVA’s history as we approach our 50 thanks to all the support and donations we receive year anniversary, CORVA had seen unparalleled suc- from our members and business sponsors. Every dollar cess in our early years. Moving forward into our next is wisely spent on issue directly related to preserving, 50 years, we have an opportunity to honor that history promoting and protecting YOUR motorized recreation. by reaching for even more! It is critical to work as a team, and every member There are new ways of enjoying public land that have of the Board of Directors has been unwavering in come to the forefront: overlanding with 4WD vehicles their assistance and dedication to keeping our roads and adventure bike riding– where the journey is as and trails open. It is because of this dedication and important as the destination. These new ways of enjoy- determination that we succeed. ing public land makes everything CORVA does even Joining CORVA now is more important than ever! more important as we move into our next 50 years Becoming a member of CORVA means you are With help from our talented volunteers and mem- becoming part of a successful team! bers of the Board of Directors, among many other issues, CORVA is involved in the following: OFF-ROADERS IN ACTION 3 CORVA LAND USE REPORT April - May 2018 BLM ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF DRAFT WEST Upon Tooke’s resignation, Vicki Christianson was MOJAVE ROUTE NETWORK named the Acting Chief. Before this appointment, she was serving as the Deputy Chief over State and Private Interactive map available in BLM’s West Mojave Plan Forestry and that portfolio included responsibility for website: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning- wildfires. She has been with the agency for over seven and-nepa/plans-development/california/west-mojave- years. plan-route-network. Help keep routes open! Be sure to She has a big job ahead of her especially given that comment on your favorite route! employee morale is very low. She seems to be the perfect person to step into the lead at such a critical MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land time. We are all wishing her a lot of success.
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