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NOHVCC’s webinar series continues– join us on June 24!   Title: Post Wildfire OHV Alliance – Building Capacity to Mitigate Post-Disaster Impacts to Recreation Facilities Through Volunteer and Professional Services The Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance (PWORA) was formed to orchestrate and organize volunteers to bring back OHV, 4×4, dirt bike, and all recreational access trails after terrible fire seasons.  Read more about PWORA’s first ever work weekend recovering infrastructure …

All next week (June7-13) NOHVCC will provide safety and educational information through emails and on our website about safe trailering practices in support of National Trailer Safety Week. This will be the third year that the National Association of Trailer Manufacturers (NATM) have undertaken this traffic safety effort which, “aims to close the gap of communication between trailer manufacturers, dealers and end-users of trailers to make towing safer and raise …

NOHVCC’s webinar series continues– join us on June 10! Title: Vehicle Spark Arresters Past, Present and Future Chris Real from DPS Technical, Inc. will present Vehicle Spark Arresters Past, Present and Future – a necessary webinar as vehicle technology is evolving and motorized recreation managers face the constant pressure of managing environmental protection while providing for multiple uses. Protection of resources is an important part of motorized recreation, with wildfire …

NOHVCC’s webinar series continues– join us on May 20! Title: Preparing for the Long Haul – Be Prepared for Your Next Off-Highway Adventure Eric Anderson from ROXOR, Mahindra Automotive North America and ROXOR Adventure Magazine will discuss how to prepare and pack your vehicle for any situation that may occur on long trips. The further off the grid you go and the longer you are gone increases chances you will …

Recently NOHVCC reached out to all of you and requested information about the open or closed status of OHV riding areas. As usual, the NOHVCC family responded. The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) has compiled the information you provided (and combined it with information MIC collected) to create an OHV component on their interactive COVID-19 State Resources Map. The MIC page also includes information about latest news, the stimulus package and …

Please click here to take a short questionnaire about how your recreation habits evolve while we all implement precautions related to COVID -19. This is the second round of this questionnaire. Most questions are the same or similar to last time, as NOHVCC hopes to learn how opinions and riding behaviors may change over time. NOHVCC encourages everyone to follow the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control, federal, state …

After much consideration the NOHVCC Board of Directors and staff have made the difficult decision to postpone our Annual Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee originally scheduled for August 2020 to a date yet to be determined in 2021. While we hope that things return to normal as quickly as possible, there is simply too much uncertainty to move forward with this year’s Conference. NOHVCC staff strives to provide the utmost quality …

NOHVCC is working in partnership with the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) to collect as much information as possible related to closures of OHV areas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you know of areas that have been closed please let us know at trailhead@nohvcc.org. Specific information to include in your email: Your Name Name of OHV Area State in which the OHV Area is Located Land Management Agency …

NOHVCC recently drew your attention to U.S. Forest Service and National Park Service guidance, indicating that opportunities to continue dispersed recreation may remain during the current reality we are all facing as a result of COVID-19. It is possible to abide by social distancing and other recommended guidelines while getting outdoors and engaging in all sorts of recreation – including OHV recreation. But, ultimately, it is up to the individual …

NOHVCC Comments on Proposed NEPA Rulemaking – Still Time For You To Comment As Well! NOHVCC has formally submitted comments on the Council on Environmental Quality’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). To read NOHVCC’s comments click here. This proposed rulemaking is intended to “…revise and modernize… NEPA regulations to facilitate more efficient, effective, and timely …