Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking comment from individuals, cities, counties, state and federal agencies and private associations on 11 applications for the Montana Off Highway Vehicle Program grant funding. About $160,000 is available in 2009 for these grants.
FWP manages the annual grant program, administering funds appropriated by the Montana Legislature. The program funding—derived [...]
August 20, 2008 | Posted in
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The growing popularity of a new generation of four-wheel-drive off-highway vehicle, known as utility type vehicle – or UTV – has raised questions and concerns about off-highway vehicle use on public lands in Idaho.
The Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and Fish and Game recognize the growing popularity of motorized recreation and desire by motorized [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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RUSSELLVILLE – Littering, illegal dumping and habitat destruction from off road vehicle traffic are prompting agencies responsible for the Dardanelle Wildlife Management Area to construct two gates to control unauthorized traffic just west of Black Point Island. Taking it a big step further, the agencies will form the Coal Hill Small Game Cooperative Area.
The U.S. [...]
August 14, 2008 | Posted in
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Department of Natural Resources officials today announced that 2008-09 off-road vehicle (ORV) grant applications are available to public agencies, and nonprofit and incorporated clubs and organizations.
Applications are available for grants to maintain existing designated ORV trails, routes and use areas; repair public lands damaged by inappropriate ORV use; and develop new ORV trails, routes and [...]
June 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Mississippi Public Waterways law, Code Section 51-1-4, was amended in the 2008 Regular Legislative Session to better address the environmental damage to streams from those who ride certain prohibited vehicles such as ATVs, 4-wheel drive vehicles or other wheeled or tracked conveyances down the streambeds of public waterways, according to the Mississippi Department of [...]
May 27, 2008 | Posted in
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Warm, dry weather is a welcome sight to Iowa’s All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) and Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) park users. The parks are drying out and opening for business which is attracting riders, including riders from outside of Iowa.
All ATVs and dirt bikes must be registered in order to ride in Iowa’s eight ATV/OHV parks, including those [...]
May 20, 2008 | Posted in
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An updated off-road vehicle (ORV) management plan was approved by Department of Natural Resources Director Rebecca Humphries at the Natural Resources Commission meeting in Lansing late last week.
The ORV plan was last updated in 1979, and the updated version is the result of nearly four years of work by the ORV Advisory Board. The plan [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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Study examines wealth of information to improve existing trails and plan future ones
PRATT — The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) has announced guidelines for improvement of existing trails and development of more trails throughout the Sunflower State. Entitled Kansas State Trails Plan 2008 , the 103-page document will serve as the primary [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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Nelsonville, OH (April 23, 2008) – More than 60 citations were written by eight U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement officers from three national forests over the weekend on the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio. It was the first weekend trails were open for the 2008 season.
The law enforcement officers split up their resources to [...]
May 13, 2008 | Posted in
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MADISON – Owners of 117,000 all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and 95,000 snowmobiles whose Wisconsin registration will be expiring on June 30, 2008 will soon be receiving registration renewal coupons in the mail. The two year registration cycle begins April 1 of the year issued and ends on June 30 two years after. Customers who do [...]
May 9, 2008 | Posted in
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