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Letter to Sec Ryan Zinke - Re: Bears Ears National Monument Utah
Review of the Bears Ears National Monument, Utah The Honorable Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 RE: Review...
Comments on Bears Ears National Monument
Comments on Bears Ears National Monument By Rainer Huck, Ph.D. I have lived in Utah since 1949 and have been a public lands access-for-all activist since 1987. I was president...
Signal Peak Trails Plan
Signal Peak Trails Plan Gunnison Field Office Att: Jim Lovelace 210 West Spencer Ave, Suite A Gunnison CO 81230 RE: Signal Peak Trails Plan Dear Mr. Lovelace; Please accept this...
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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2016 Ride with Respect Year in Review
Ride with Respect Year in Review Ride with Respect 395 McGill Avenue Moab, UT 84532 435-259-8334 501(c)(3) Sometimes even when you’re in the middle of nowhere, the world has a...
Bureau of Land Management - Eastern Colorado RMP Comments
Bureau of Land Management – Eastern Colorado RMP Comments Royal Gorge Field Office 3028 E. Main St. Cañon City, CO 81212 Please accept these comments regarding the Bureau of Land...
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...
Palisade Plunge Grant Application
Palisade Plunge Grant Application Jake Houston, Local Government Program Manager Great Outdoors Colorado 1900 Grant Street, Suite 725 Denver CO 80203 electronically submitted at jhouston@goco.org Re: Palisade Plunge Grant Application...
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...
Usage of OHVs on Pitkin County Roads
Letter to Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners Pitkin County Att: Board of County Commissioners 123 Emma Road Suite 106 Basalt, CO 81621 Re: Usage of OHVs on Pitkin County...
RE: 2016 Colorado State Forest Service Forest Health Report
The Colorado State Forest Service recently issued their annual Forest Health report for the state and the conclusions of these impacts are staggering especially on water quality. The Highlights of...
Issues at a Glance
ISSUES AT A GLANCE 3-9-17 This section is designed to highlight various issues where COHVCO, TPA, CSA and their partners and local clubs are defending public access to public lands....
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...
Trails Preservation Alliance 2016 End of Year Report
2016 TPA End of Year Report This report provides an overview of the TPA’s 2016 activities, accomplishments and events. For a more detailed review, please see projects/issues in the news...
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...
Trail #038 Conversion Bighorn National Forest, Tongue Ranger District
WY Trail #038 TPA Comments Tongue Ranger District Bighorn National Forest 2013 Eastside 2nd Street Sheridan, WY 82801 RE: Public Comments Trail #038 Conversion Bighorn National Forest, Tongue Ranger District...
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,...
West Magnolia Trails: Phase 1 Implementation Project Comments
West Magnolia Trails: Phase 1 Implementation Project Comments State Recreational Trails Committee Trails Program Colorado Parks & Wildlife Submitted via e-mail to: dnr_trails@state.co.us RE: Public Comments – West Magnolia Trails:...
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:...
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment USDA Forest Service Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region Attn: Objection Reviewing Officer 40 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401-4720 RE: Objections to...
National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454
National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454 National Park Service Submitted electronically @ http://parkplanning.nps.gov/DO100 Re: National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454 Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence...
Opposition to Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup pass and in Irwin area
Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup pass and in Irwin area Gunnison Ranger District, Attn: Dispersed Camping Comments 216 N. Colorado St., Gunnison, CO 81230 RE: Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup...
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment USDA Forest Service Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region Attn: Objection Reviewing Officer 40 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401-4720 RE: Objections to...
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...
La Garita Hills Restoration Project
La Garita Hills Restoration Project Saguache Ranger District Att: Tristam Post District Ranger 46525 St Hwy 114 Saguache, CO 81149 Re: La Garita Hills Restoration Project Dear Mr. Post; Please...
Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way
Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way BLM Monticello Field Office Attn: Recreation Program (Recapture ROW) P.O. Box 7 Monticello, UT 84535 Re: Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the...
Colorado cities & counties that allow unlicensed off-highway vehicles
This is the most up to date list (as of October 2016) of counties that have opened some level of county/local roads to OHV usage in Colorado. Following text and...
Rio Grand National Forest Plan: Proposed Action Comments
Proposed Action Comments Executive Summary Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor The Rio Grande National Forest 180 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Rio Grand National Forest Plan: Proposed Action...
Dirt Rider article - 2016 Colorado 600
Excerpt of article written about the Colorado 600 and the Trails Preservation Alliance on Dirtrider.com… The 2016 Colorado 600 Presented by the Trails Preservation Alliance and the Texas Sidewinders Motorcycle...
White River Field Office Draft Travel Management Plan
White River Field Office Draft Travel Management Plan BLM White River Field Office Att: Heather Sauls 220 East Market St. Meeker, CO 81641 Re: White River FO TMP Dear Ms....
Uncompahgre Field Office RMP
Uncompahgre Field Office RMP Uncompahgre Field Office 2465 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO 81401. September 24 , 2016 Re: Uncompahgre Field Office RMP Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence and...
Magnolia Trail Protest
Magnolia Protest USDA Forest Service Strategic Planning Att: Objections Reviewing Officer, Monte Williams Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80401 Re: Magnolia Trail Protest Dear Mr. Williams:...
Pike & San Isabel National Forest Travel Management EIS
The TPA comments are submitted as a result of the Pike San Isabel Law Suit, brought by the Wilderness Society and Quiet Use Coalition against the USFS. Below is the...
SCORR Newsletter - August 2016
SCORR Newsletter 8/12/2016
* by Tim Nixon- President SCORR The new SCORR video is here! The goal of this video is to explain why motorized trails have closed and how...
Timberline Trailriders Loans Bobcat for use in National Forest Maintenance
Timberline Trailriders, Inc., the long standing local off-road motorcycle club was pleased to present the Hahn’s Peak District, Medicine Bow Routt National Forest the loan of a new Bobcat E20...
Trail work to protect rare trout is underway near Colorado Springs
A project that has inspired nearly four years of discussion among local conservationists and recreationists is set to begin this week. Read the article by Seth Boster at the Gazette:...
Comments on the Rico-West Dolores Roads and Trails by Rico Alpine
Comments on the Rico-West Dolores TMP DEIS Attn: Debbie Kill NEPA Coordinator Attn: Derek Padilla Dolores District Ranger Dolores Public Lands Office 29211 Hwy. 184 Dolores, CO 81323 Re: Comments...
Comments to Draft Environmental Impact Statement Rico-West Dolores
DEIS Rico-West Dolores Comments MSBT Law – Attorneys and Counselors at Law 95 W. Bannock Street, Suite 520 Boise, ID 83702 Submitted via email to dkill@fs.fed.us Debbie Kill, NEPA Coordinator...
Letter from Healthy Forests Healthy Communities Rocky Mountain States Director Molly Pitts
As active motorcycle riders who enjoy and passionately fight for riding on public lands, do you ever wonder why the forests you are riding in are not as healthy as...
COHVCO OHV Workshop
Workshop presentation given by Scott Haas, Regional Trails and Dispersed Recreation Program Manager Cripple Creek, Colorado Provide support, guidance, and advice to the Forests in the following program areas: Travel...
Scott Jones Appointed to Forest Health Advisory Council
Scott Jones has been appointed to the Forest Health Advisory Council by Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman of the State of Colorado. Scott is a primary member of the TPA...
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Western governors propose sweeping ESA overhaul
It is nice to see that many of the recommendations for ESA reform made the final resolution from the Western Governors Association. Link to the resolution is in the article....
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision - Forest Inventory Comments
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision – Forest Inventory Comments Rio Grande National Forest Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista Co 81144 RE: Rio Grande...
Issues at a Glance
This section is designed to highlight various issues where COHVCO,TPA, CSA and their partners and local clubs are defending public access to public lands. This glance at the issues is...
Shady Burro 2 day Reliability Enduro - proceeds benefit the TPA
When: July 23 & 24th, 2016 Where: South Fork, Colorado 300 rider USFS permit limit 2-day Event, 2 days’ RMEC points Reliability Enduro Rules & NO Bike Impound 7:00am Riders...
County, Forest Service agree to fund trail work near Colorado Springs to protect rare trout
The TPA would like to thank everyone that was involved in helping get one of our most historic motorized trail re-opened. Special thanks goes to the CMTRA, Jim Bensberg, Mike...
Tres Rios ACEC expansion
Tres Rios ACEC expansion BLM TRFO C/O SWDO Attn: Gina Jones 2465 S. Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 8140 RE: Tres Rios ACEC expansion Dear Ms Jones: Please accept these comments...
Palisade Plunge Multiple-Use Trail Proposal
We have a new idea The non-motorized Palisade Plunge Trail concept has been included in the Governor’s “16 in 2016” trails initiative. We are certain that a multiple-use trail, open...
Planning 2.0 comments
Planning 2.0 Comments Bureau of Land Management, DOI Director (630) 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004–AE39. RE: Planning 2.0 comments Dear Sirs: Please accept this...
Timeline released for trail changes aimed at protecting rare fish and Trail 667 reroute
Timeline released for trail changes aimed at protecting rare fish near Pikes Peak | Colorado Springs Gazette, News All, A lot of thanks goes to a number of people and...
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision Initial Comments
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision Initial Comments Rio Grande National Forest Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista Co 81144 RE: Rio Grande National Forest...