The South Dakota Off Highway Vehicle Coalition is a recreational organization that advocates and promotes the responsible use and conservation of our public lands and natural resources. SDOHVC represents off highway enthusiasts, mountain bikers, ATVs, equestrian riders, 4x4s, snowmobiles, motorcyclists, hunters and other users. As a recognized, statewide coalition of recreation enthusiasts and related businesses, SDOHVC works in cooperation with land managers, legislators, educators and the public to ensure a positive future for responsible off highway recreation.
Update from SDOHVC Board- June 2, 2011 Click here for details!
South Dakota Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition
Semi Annual Membership Meeting
SDOHVC May 2011 Newsletter posted
Get the latest news from SDOHVC here May 2011 Newsletter
New information on the requirements on the BHNF Trails
April 20, 2011
New information just came in from Tom Willlems with the Black Hills National Forest. See below:
National Recreation Group Petitions State Commission at Hollister Hearing on Clear Creek
HOLLISTER, CA (April 4)--The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national trail-based recreation group, intends to petition a state panel to address concerns about the original "science" used by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the basis for the 2008 emergency closure of the 75 thousand acre Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA). BRC will be submitting several still unanswered questions regarding scientific integrity and agency liability to California State Park's Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Commission during their hearing on April 5, 2011.
Study Restores Hope for Reasonable Clear Creek Plan
SACRAMENTO, CA (March 23)--A national trail-based recreation group believes a new asbestos study strengthens the calls for restoration of some public access to a popular central California destination. A broad array of organizations raised concerns about the original "science" used by the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as the basis for the 2008 emergency closure of the 75 thousand acre Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA). The BLM claimed that uncertainty about human health risk from naturally occurring asbestos (NOA) left little option but to close CCMA.
National Land Use Update - USFS Planning Rule Meetings Underway
Date: 03/23/2011: Reports are trickling in from the field on the meetings the USFS is holding on their Draft Planning Rule.http://www.sharetrails.org/public-lands/?section=FS_Planning_Rule The reports are mostly what you might expect.
SUWA Files (yet another) Petition to Eliminate OHV use in Utah
Date: 03/17/2011: The uber-radical folks over at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) are now petitioning the Department of the Interior to lock you out of Utah's scenic Red Rock country.
I know.... you're probably saying, "another petition?"
New Mexico - Rally to Keep Gila National Forest Roads Open
Date: 03/03/2011: Our members in southern New Mexico probably already know, but there is a big rally in protest of the draft Gila National Forest Travel Plan scheduled for March 5, 2011 at Noon at the Silver City Convention Center in Silver City.
Update on Congressional Hearing on Salazar "Wild Lands" Scheme
Date 03/02/2011: As you know, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on Interior Secretary Salazar's Wild Lands policy yesterday.
We have a round up of news clips on the hearing, including an in-person report from our Utah partner, USA-ALL.
Black Hills National forest MVUM is printed
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http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_f25e65da-dc6f-11df-bddc-001cc4c002e0.html
