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Southwest Colorado Update
As winter yielded to spring, crews from San Juan Trail Riders (SJTR) worked with the U.S. Forest Service, clearing downfall from OHV and single-track trails in Southwest Colorado. By early...
Motorcycle Trail Riders Clear Snow and Open Popular Trail
The Monarch Crest Trail is now open a little earlier thanks to Yon Iaccio’s efforts with an organized shovel party. Yon, owner of Tomichi Creek Trading Post and founding member...
UPDATE: ACTION ALERT $5 Million In Colorado OHV Funds At Stake
We wanted to provide an update on the OHV fund situation after a week of hearings with the Joint Budget Committee… RIGHT NOW WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. Here is why:...
A Call to Action for all Outdoorsmen Across America - AZ Backcountry Explorers
Article dated January 12, 2020 from the Arizona Backcountry Explorers website. There is a lot of good information and recommendations – check out the entire article on their site. The...
2020 Colorado OHV Program Grant Awards Announced
Since the OHV Program started in 1991, more than $62 million from OHV registration fees have been allocated for “on the ground” improvements for motorized recreation. In 2020, $4,456,258 was...
ACTION ALERT! $5 Million In Colorado OHV Funds At Stake
We need your help to protect the OHV funding program! It has come to our attention that the Colorado Joint Budget Committee (JBC) is looking at rescinding all or part...
The TPA is excited to Introduce our New Legal Team!
The TPA Board of Directors has recently entered into an agreement with the Holsinger Law LLC to begin representing the TPA and provide legal support as needed. Kent Holsinger is...
TPA Mid-Season Report - Spring 2020
Photo: Don Nickels Message from the TPA Board of Directors The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) Board of Directors sincerely hopes that this newsletter finds you safe and doing well. The...
Great American Outdoors Act S3422
Senator Corey Gardner 354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Great American Outdoors Act S3422 Dear Senator Gardner: The above Organizations (Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition, Trail Preservation Alliance,...
Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR) - Spring Update
This is a recent email sent out by the Central Colorado Mountain Riders (CCMR) club – their Spring update to their members. CCMR is responsible for the great riding on...
Action Alert: Council for Environmental Quality NEPA process
Action Alert: CEQ NEPA Revisions The Council for Environmental Quality is seeking to make the entire NEPA process more effective and efficient. We are asking for your comments in support...
2019 End of Year Report - Trails Preservation Alliance
This End of Year Report provides an overview of the TPA’s 2019 activities, significant accomplishments, and events. For more detailed information, please visit the “News” tab on the TPA website...
2019 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission 2019 Ride with Respect Year in Review www.ridewithrespect.org For Ride with Respect, 2019 has been about broadening the foundation. Essentially we slogged through several initiatives, both inside...
State OHV Action Plan Process To Move Forward In Colorado (NOHVCC)
NOHVCC is working in partnership with the US Forest Service (USFS), the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the Colorado Off-Highway...
TPA Files Final Brief in Rico West Dolores Lawsuit
The Rico West Dolores legal action reached a significant milestone this week. The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA), San Juan Trail Riders (SJTR) and Public Access Preservation Association (PAPA) filed a...
The TPA is Looking for an Executive Director
The TPA Board of Directors has initiated the formal search for an Executive Director. The document below lists the responsibilities, education, experience and qualifications that the TPA BOD desires for...
Executive Order on Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents
The White House just released this executive order. The TPA anticipates that it will prevent non-elected staff (Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, etc.) from making decisions without pubic input...
Three Laws Enacted in 2019 Colorado Legislative Session that Affect Off Highway Motorcyclists
Content provided by: Powersports Dealers Association of Colorado, Final 2019 Legislative Report – Off Road SB19-175 This bill imposes a greater penalty on the driver of a motor vehicle that...
RideBDR.com Announces New Website
Congratulations to our friends at Backcountry Discovery Routes! They’ve got an awesome new website up and running – check it out at www.ridebdr.com! They’ve redesigned and repacked it with more...
Summit County Colorado Off-Road Riders - Single-track Trails Video
Summit County Colorado Off-Road Riders (SCORR) released a new video highlighting some terrific single-track in the Summit County/Breckenridge area of Colorado. SCORR is an off-road motorcycle club and advocate in...
Interior Gives Outdoor Recreation, Public Access a Boost
Reprinted by permission from the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) – https://mic.org The MIC and other outdoor recreation industry groups applauded a recent secretarial order that will help prevent the sale...
Colorado Enacts Liability Immunity Law For Volunteers and Meet Co Partner Scott Jones
Reposted with permission from NOHVCC (National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council) This article is one in a series designed to feature NOHVCC State Partners and some of the successes they highlighted...
Action Alert: The Core Wilderness Proposal Needs Your Opposition!
Action Alert: The Core Wilderness Proposal Needs Your Opposition! Our Quick Thoughts: Senator Bennet and Representative Neguse recently proposed the CORE Wilderness Act and it prohibits motorized usage of almost...
New Colorado 600 Video!
Watch the new Rocky Mountain ATV MC video about the Colorado 600! From Rocky Mountain ATV MC: The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting...
UPSHIFT Magazine Article - October 2018 - Colorado 600
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: CHAD DE ALVA spread from UPSHIFT magazine, photo: Chad De Alva If the word symposium makes this whole thing sound unappealing – don’t let it. Even if...
Critical Action Alert: San Juan Trail Riders
To all our members and other loyal constituents: As many of you already know San Juan Trail Riders has been working diligently for more than 9 years with the U.S....
Press Release: Trail Riders Bring Suit Challenging Rico West Dolores Plan
Denver, CO: Several organizations recently filed a lawsuit challenging the Rico West Dolores Travel Management Project Decision on the Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest. The parties bringing...
CCMR Monarch Crest Signage Project
Email from Chad Hixon centralcoloradomountainriders@gmail.com Hello CCMR! We are very pleased to announce that the first in a series of signs to be installed on multi use trails throughout the...
NOHVCC Newsletter: Interior Secretary Reaffirms Commitment to Recreation!
Published with permission from the NOHVCC Newsletter http://www.nohvcc.org Please see the below press release from the Office of the Secretary of The Interior announcing Secretary Zinke’s efforts to prioritize recreation...
TPA leads Breakout Session at Upcoming Partners in the Outdoors Conference
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is once again hosting the Partners in the Outdoors Conference in Breckenridge 9-11 May, 2018 at the Beaver Run Resort (http://cpw.state.co.us/partners2018). The Partners in the Outdoors...
ALERT: Update - PSI Public Motor Vehicle Use EIS
Working drafts of the first two chapters of the United States Forest Service (USFS), Pike and San Isabel (PSI) National Forests Public Motor Vehicle Use, DRAFT Environmental Impact Study (EIS)...
TPA elects new Board of Directors
Marking ten years of hard work and success in protecting multiple-use access to trails in the Rocky Mountain Region, the Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) has elected a new board of...
Press Release: Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage
Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage – Conclusions of Dept. of Commerce Research Contact: Scott Jones, Esq. Telephone: 518-281-5810 Email: Scott.jones46@yahoo.com Website www.cohvco.org & www.coloradotpa.org Department of Commerce research...
Thank you Shady Burro!
The Colorado Trails Preservation would like to thank Shady Burro Enduro for the five thousand dollar donation!
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Recreational Trail Users of All Types Enjoy the Monarch Crest Trail Together
This is the Monarch Crest Trail, probably one of the most scenic and used trails in Colorado, by all trail user groups. You see all of types of recreational trail...
PDAC Report on the 2017 Colorado Legislative Session - Bills of interest for powersports/motorcycle dealers
SB17-100 This landmark legislation changes the unobtainable insurance requirements of the Colorado Procurement Department to allow OHV clubs and snowmobile trail groups to continue getting grants for trail maintenance and...
Action Alert! The Rio Grande NF has released their draft resource management plan!
The Rio Grande NF has released their Proposed Action for the upcoming Forest Plan revision. We are supporting Alternative C of the Proposal as this provides a significant expansion of...
Looking for a trail? Check out the The Colorado Trail Explorer!
The Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) is an online interactive map connecting Coloradans and visitors to rewarding trail experiences by enabling anyone with a browser to explore over 39,000 miles of...
Welcome Ranger McCombs
Welcome Ranger McCombs Gunnison Ranger District 216 N. Colorado Gunnison, CO 81230 Attn: Matt McCombs, District Ranger Dear Ranger McCombs: On Behalf of the Colorado Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA), Colorado...
ACTION ALERT! La Sal Mountains, Utah
Motorcycle Trail Riders, For the next couple days, we have a chance to show that responsible riders want some real trails in the La Sal Mountains in southeast Utah. Writing...
ACTION ALERT! USFS proposal expands trails in the Hermosa Creek Area
The US Forest Service has released a draft management plan for the Hermosa Creek Special Management area on the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan NF. This area was...
Denver Post: Recreation’s diverse interests galvanize...
By JASON BLEVINS | jblevins@denverpost.com | The Denver Post Article reposted with permission: http://www.denverpost.com BRECKENRIDGE — The recreation community is a fractured lot. Knobby tires versus skinny. Lure versus fly....
Growing Colorado - Population and Economic Transitions for Colorado
Partners in the Outdoors Conference 2017 – Keynote Presentation
Elizabeth Garner
State Demography Office
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Demography.dola.colorado.gov
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The Little Known History of Moab's Slick Rock Trail
Article excerpt from: MTB Project Written by Franklin Seal The little known history of Moab’s slick rock trail Where have all the skateboarders gone? The first official sign marking Slickrock...
Jerry Abboud - Together we saved the $100 million dollar OHV grant program
Please see the below message from Jerry Abboud. Jerry’s work on this project is a perfect example of the value that COHVCO and he has for saving the state OHV...
Off-highway recreation big business in Colorado
Article excerpt from The Colorado Springs Business Journal With more attention being paid regionally to outdoor recreation (to include a State of the Outdoors event scheduled for this month), an...
Letter from John Hinz KTM - Attention All KTM Motorcycle Dealers
Attention All KTM Motorcycle Dealers: I’m writing to update you on the Office of the US Trade Representative’s (“USTR”) proposed import duties on motorcycles from Europe. The USTR public hearing...
COHVCO news release: Study shows OHV recreation contributes $2.3 billion annually to Colorado economy
Denver – A recently completed study commissioned by the Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition and Trails Preservation Alliance documents a yearly contribution of $2.3 billion to Colorado’s economy due to...
Summary of Colorado OHV Grants by organizations for 2017/18
These are the consolidated Colorado OHV Grants by organizations. Download the reports: 2017 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant Award Program – Colorado Parks & Wildlife 2016-2017 OHV Grant Projects Good Management Crew...
Local Government - Is the Relationship That Important?
Janelle Kukuk gave a presentation to the senior leadership of the USFS Region 2, at a recent meeting in Denver. Jannelle is a senior member of the COHVCO staff. Download...
Federal Outdoor Recreation Trends: Effects on Economic Opportunities
Federal Outdoor Recreation Trends: Effects on Economic Opportunities United States Department of Agriculture US Forest Service November 2016 Download full report: Federal Outdoor Recreation Trends: Effects on Economic Opportunities Abstract...
2014-2015 Economic Contribution of Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation in Colorado
Prepared For: Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition P.O. Box 741353 Arvada, Colorado 80006 Prepared By: Pinyon Environmental 9100 West Jewell Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80232 Colorado offers unique opportunities for motorized recreation...
Recreation Groups Sign Historic BLM Agreement
BLUERIBBON COALITION/SHARETRAILS.ORG MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paul Turcke Phone: 208-331-1800; 208-861-1334 RECREATION GROUPS SIGN HISTORIC BLM AGREEMENT SALT LAKE CITY, UT (January 13, 2017) – Recreation advocacy organizations...
Recreation groups file lawsuit over travel restrictions in Bitterroot National Forest
Excerpt from the Missoulan – click link to read entire article Seven multiple-use recreation groups have filed suit seeking to force the Bitterroot National Forest to redo its travel plan...
Central Colorado Mountain Riders Year-End Recap and Thank You
Letter from CCMR, republished with permission: It has been a busy and successful first year for the CCMR. We got organized, formed the non-profit corporation, appointed the Board of Directors,...
2017-2018 OHV Grant Application Analysis
Background: For the 2017-2018 Colorado Parks & Wildlife, OHV Grant application cycle, 21 individual Good Management grant applications were submitted and 44 Competitive grant applications were submitted. For comparison purposes,...
Silverton Guides Heliskiing Permit Expansion
Silverton Guides Heliskiing permit expansion BLM Gunnison FO Att: Silverton Guides EA Comments 210 W. Spencer Ave, Suite A Gunnison CO 81230 Re: Silverton Guides Heliskiing permit expansion Dear Sirs:...
OHV Colorado recreation industry article from Summit Daily
Article in Summit Daily, by Phil Lindeman plindeman@summitdaily.com (reproduced by permission, click on the link to read entire article) A new generation of outdoor junkies is skiing, boarding, biking —...
Summit locals work to create OHV trail system
Summit Daily by Phil Lindeman 10/28/16 Article: www.summitdaily.com/news/sports/summit-locals-work-to-create-ohv-trail-system/ photo: Phil Lindeman / plindeman@summitdaily.com | Tim Nixon of Summit County Off-Road Riders on a trail in the Frisco area. The president...