To read abouut these important off-road topics or others go to OHV & ATV Information 

 Now onto the important off-topics:

• With the latest liberal / green movements going on at Cape Hatteras and Tellico, we feel it is fairly easy to see what our enemies’ next big efforts are- they are going to attempt to eradicate OHV on public land through the court systems. This is a tried and true method for all of those wishing to dictate behavior to the rest of the country, and we despise it…..
• KY Lieutenant Governor Hopeful Pushing for Statewide Recreation Trail System - Daniel Mongiardo, who is running for lieutenant governor of Kentucky, has proposed a statewide recreation trail system.  According to Mongiardo, “If we can expand this and develop this into a statewide network, we’re gonna see I believe, the second largest industry in Eastern Kentucky”. We’ve been telling the Kentucky politicians and tourism officials this for years! Maybe they are finally listening.
• OHV Users Look At Losing Access To Many, Many Trails In Eldorado National Forest (NV)- Arecord crowd of off-road recreationists and public land users objected to a federal trail plan that threatens to close 75% of OHV routes on forest lands in the Sierra, Nevada area. Over 350 concerned citizens attended a public meeting in Pleasant Hill, California, to review the newly released Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for motorized travel management on the Eldorado National Forest. OHV enthusiasts let their voices be heard in strong protest to the Forest Service’s proposed plan to close over 1,000+ miles of popular roads and off-road trails.
• Protest Of Eldorado National Forest Trail Closures Is On! - According to a posting on the web there is a planned protest rally against the severe trail closures in the Eldorado National Forest.  Go to our home page to read more about the protest.
• More Kids Die On ATV Than Bikes According To Study - Jim Helmkamp,Director of West Virginia University’s Injury Control Research Center, tracks ATV statistics and has found that on average, 171 children died each year across the country in ATV related accidents between 2000 and 2004, compared to 157 deaths from bicycle crashes. According to Mr. Helmkamp, children under the age of 16 are seven times more likely to ride bicycles than ATVs, yet ATVs cause more deaths among youngsters than their peddling counterparts according to his study.  Read on to find out who paid for this study.
• Meetings Concerning OHV Use in Santa Fe National Forest Coming Up - Santa Fe National Forest began its third round of public discussions this month concerning the use of ORVs in the national forest. They have a series of meetings scheduled for this month for the public to make comments.  
• Jacksonville City (OR) Forest and Recreational Park Faces Pressure To Close! - Parks committee members (apparently leaning to the environmentalists favor) want to ban off-road vehicles from the city park. Larry Smith and Len Hebert have been reported as saying the 1,800-acre area, known as Jacksonville City Forest and Recreational Park, has been heavily damaged by motorcycles and ATVs.  Find out what OHV opponents are up to in this town.
• Group Is Attempting To Get Children Under 16 Banned From Operating ATVs - Concerned Families for ATV Safety is lobbying Congress and state legislatures across the country to ban children under the age of 16 from operating or riding on ATVs.
• 4X4 Activists Lose In Attempt to Re-Open Surprise Canyon Trail - And the Enviro-Wackos couldn’t be happier! Liberal activism from the bench is alive and well.  The Judge in this case, District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill, dismissed the suit due to a lack of jurisdiction. We really find this ruling a little hard to believe. It is Federal law and Federal land, how can there be a lack of jurisdiction. This ruling is a blatant disregard of law R.S. 2477, which protects preexisting roads from being taken out of the publics’ use.
• Apalachicola National Forest Planned OHV Trail System is Scaled Down - The new “preferred alternative” (preferred by who?!) calls for only 142 miles of ORV trails compared to the 224 miles that were proposed in December 2006. No trails would be allowed east of Springhill Road or south of State Road 267, the Bloxham Cutoff. Many riders are concerned that the proposal will limit their access to the forest (no kidding!). Motorcycle riders would only get about 57 miles of trail compared to about 370 miles they were using prior to 2004, said John Wheeler, vice president of the Tallahassee Trail Riders motorcycle group. That is a major reduction. And as Mr. Wheeler puts it “It is going to be an unsatisfactory system….

To learm more about the above OHV topics or other important land use issues go to ATV, ORV and OHV land Use Information