The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council will soon have a familiar face at the helm. The NOHVCC Board of Directors has selected long-time Project Manager/Program Director Marc Hildesheim as the next Executive Director of the organization. “I’m very excited to lead NOHVCC on the next leg of its journey and can’t wait to see what NOHVCC staff, the Board of Directors, and our partners can achieve,” said Hildesheim. Marc and …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) recognized as the global leader in off highway vehicle recreation, is thrilled to announce that Dan Kleen has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Directors. As a former chair, Mr. Kleen has played an instrumental role in driving the organization’s success and reputation. With his leadership, NOHVCC will continue to build on its strong foundation, …
Paul Slavik, NOHVCC Hall of Fame inductee, American Motorcyclist Association Dud Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, and dedicated OHV advocate has written an autobiography about his amazing life that includes passages describing the formation of NOHVCC. At the time (1990) Paul worked for Honda and was a key contributor to getting NOHVCC off the ground. Paul said, “For anybody that’s interested I have just finished my autobiography. It spans 80 …
NOHVCC is working in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), to create a California Statewide OHV Action Plan. To make this happen we need your assistance in learning how the BLM can better provide access to high quality OHV recreation experiences in the state of California. In 2014 NOHVCC and the BLM partnered to develop a National Motorized Recreation Action Strategy designed to help the BLM develop individual …
Wisconsin State Partner and Director, Bryan Much is a valued ally in helping NOHVCC meet its mission of creating a positive future for OHV recreation. You can learn more about him and a another of his recent success stories by clicking: Case Study In Perseverance – “Repurposed” Riding In Wisconsin. But this story is about Bryan’s website – cannonshot.net. Bryan says, “The purpose of cannonshot.net is to share information that …
Marc Toenyan, President, Northwest Motorcycle Association, and friend of NOHVCC passed along the article and video linked below. It is a great story highlighting how partners with diverse interests can work together to promote and achieve sustainable recreational opportunities. From the Nature Conservancy’s website, “Through their Title II grant program, the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest granted The Nature Conservancy funds to tackle the restoration work needed [on the Taneum Watershed]. TNC …
Longtime friend of NOHVCC, ex officio NOHVCC Board Member and Canadian Quad Council General Manager, Wayne Daub alerted us of the exciting news of a new partnership between QuadNB and Maine ATV and forwarded us the below release. Wayne said, “I would like to congratulate both the Maine ATV Association and the New Brunswick ATV Federation on this first ever international trail pass reciprocation agreement, and I am looking forward …
Those who attended the 2019 NOHVCC Annual Conference will remember the Prison Hill OHV Area we visited for the Mobile Workshop in Carson City, NV. This year the International Trails Summit hosted by American Trails and the Professional TrailBuilders Association will be in Reno, NV April 17-20. As a part of ITS, NOHVCC and Carson City will host a Field Seminar at Prison Hill on April 19th. Learn more about …
Those familiar with NOHVCC’s Great Trails: Providing Quality OHV Trails and Experiences authored by Dick Dufourd and published by NOHVCC will know that the resource provides great information, but it may be unwieldy to use in field settings. As a result, NOHVCC staff consulted with a review team that included representatives from the Bureau of Land Management, United States Forest Service and an OHV organization to develop a field guide …
After a great 2022 Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, we will all get together again in St. George, Utah in 2023 for the NOHVCC Annual Conference and Mobile Workshop. The dates for the 2023 Conference are October 5-7 in St. George, Utah – put them on your calendar now. Please keep an eye on NOHVCC’s website for updates over the coming months. We will have a surprise or two! It …