They are both A GO.Big rigs be cautious crossing the creek. It will not be any higher than past years. Just be smart when your pick your line especially in the dark.

ATTENTION District 36 Members.
An important meeting will be taking place in Hollister on April 5th.
Key on the Agenda is CCMA with the BLM recreation area.
Federal officials from Environmental Protection Agency will be on hand, and members of the public are invited.
This is the first time a presentation will be made at a Commission Meeting, and a recorder will be in place taking every word down for legal transcript.
If you can attend this meeting, public testimony will take place on this critical issue and your voice will be heard.
Additionally, a PUBLIC COMMENT period is held at all Commission meetings on ANY topic.
You can address your concerns about Cost Recovery in USFS & BLM public lands, talk about SVRA units, the state budget and the State taking your Green Sticker funds and transferring said funds to the General Fund to balance the budget, etc. Just a few examples.
Remember, courtesy is paramount. The commission is NOT at fault for any of the above. They are fighting back as best as possible ON your behalf, within the legal authority they have.
Also, a CCMA tour will take place on the 6th. if you wish to go.
And, if you check out the OHMVRD Website, you can download the CCMA Report on Asbestos completed by an independent contractor. At the same site, you can send an email to OHV Commission if you cannot make the meeting in person. All commissioners will receive your Email, on any topic.
LAO hopes to see you at this meeting.
WWW.OHV.PARKS.CA.GOV is the Division site, then click on Commission for more information.

Dave Pickett D36 LAO

april_2011-commission-meeting-agenda.pdf

april_2011_commission-meeting-notice.pdf

All, a small but very important step in the reopening of Clear Creek.
Commission meeting in April to be held in Hollister, with EPA to make presentation.

Never say die!

Dave Pickett, LAO

ccmaohmvr2011.pdf

Due to the non-stop rains, all of today’s Phantom HS races have been postponed.

Until the Ghostriders MC and D36 can confirm further information (reschedule dates, etc.), please be patient.

Thank you,

Kraig Traum, D36 CC Steward (via cell phone call)

The 2011 District 36 Operations Manual, otherwise known as the “Rulebook”  is now available for viewing and downloading on-line. Please click on the file link below to view / print or save a copy of the newly updated District Operations Manual. You will need Adobe Acrobat, or Acrobat Reader to view the file.

2011 District 36 Operations Manual

There have been some recent significant changes to the Enduro Advancement Points calculation method. Please see Section 7.1.4 for the new advancement procedure for Enduro riders.

The printed copies of the 2011 District 36 Operations Manual will be available from your District Stewards in the next few weeks. In the meantime, if you should have any questions, please contact your Steward, or the Rulebook Chairmen at D36rulebook@live.com

*4/1/2011 EDIT*:  Please be advised that the on-line version of the 2011 D36 Operations Manual was updated on 3/24/2011. If you downloaded a copy prior to 3/24,  please disregard that copy and re-download the file attached above. That will ensure you have the most up to date copy.    Thanks,  S. Freitas

20110316_coalition_wildlands_abbey.pdf

From Dave Pickett:

“Attention D36 Members. We need your help. Please take a minute to email, call or fax a quick message urging the OHV Commission to take action on your behalf to STOP the state from ripping off our OHV TRUST FUND.

The Commission has scheduled an EMERGENCY meeting about this single topic.
Click on the link below, and you will see an address to the OHV COMMISSION where you can make your voice heard.
Remember, show courtesy, respect and address your email professionally. Just tell them you want them to represent your family in letting the Governor and Legislature know you do not want YOUR Trust fund money taken again to support the General Fund like has been done in the past. $90 Million taken in 2008 and $22 Million in 2009. More from past years…………
They NEED to hear from you loud and clear. They convened this emergency meeting as response from statewide OHV leadership, and OHV folks need to let them know your feelings. Please send this to you contact lists, and let’s see if we can get a thousand letters, faxes and calls into YOUR Commission representatives. Your information will be sent to all the members of the Commission.
DO IT NOW! TIME IS VERY SHORT. Your comments will get to the Commission Members. Give them the support of the community on this issue.
Please Email, Fax or Phone your comments to the Commission at:
Email: OHVCommission@parks.ca.gov
Fax 916-324-0271 Phone 916-324-5801

Below is the Notice of Meeting, and the Agenda.
If you can come in person and speak to the Commission, which would even be better. Can we get 100 D36 members??
D36 LAO will be at this meeting speaking on behalf of ALL D36 members and families.
If you send an email, please copy D36LAO@Volcano.net and I will also present copies of your email to the Commission at the meeting.”

Notice link

Agenda link

“NATIONAL FOREST ACCESS AT RISK

Extreme anti access groups are once again suing the Eldorado National Forest over the recently completed Travel Management Plan Decision in an attempt to create a precedent setting case that will force the Forest Service to further “minimize” public access to roads and trails. The Plaintiffs, Center for Sierra Nevada Conservation, Center for Biological Diversity and Forest Issues Group (aka Wilderness Groups) are asking the federal court to require the Forest Service to close roads and trails in order to first achieve a “minimum road system” before designating any of the few remaining routes for recreational use and public access. It has always been the wilderness group’s position that recreational routes be available for public access only after USFS gets around to completing studies for a site specific analysis to the wilderness groups’ satisfaction. The Forest Service all but admits the agency will never have the funding available to satisfy the wilderness groups’ vision. Our opponents are trying to create a system where the Forest Service will be forced to provide written assurance, in advance, that USFS has and will have all of the funds necessary to do the site specific environmental process, monitoring, trail maintenance, law enforcement, and related obligations, for each and every route. To further complicate any management efforts, the wilderness groups are also suing the State of California OHV Division in other venues to have many of the funding sources eliminated and cut-off from the National Forests.

The history of this situation clearly demonstrates that we cannot rely on the Forest Service (FS) to look after our public access and recreational interests, and the last thing that we now need is for Forest Service to willingly or unwillingly give away what little access we have remaining in any settlement agreement with wilderness groups. We need to have our public access and recreational interest groups at the table.

Several recreation access groups have joined together and have succeeded in having BlueRibbon Coalition and attorney Paul A. Turcke of Moore Smith Buxton & Turcke represent our interests. Our success so far is that we have been able to attain Defendant–Intervenors’ status with the court which allows us to participate in the litigation and any settlement process.

We recognize that most of the recreational access community is dissatisfied with elements of the National Forest Travel Management Plan Decisions. However, the gravity of the wilderness groups’ demands makes it clear that step one is to first stop their efforts to force the USFS into never ending studies and route closures.

If we as intervenors were to file cross claims as complaints against the current travel management decision, it would in effect place us on the side of the wilderness group asking for yet another round of travel planning via remand of the USFS decision to be redone. In the current sociopolitical environment that would be a huge risk towards allowing most of the wilderness group’s demands to be met. Their demands are far more injurious to us than the issues we have with the USFS decision at this time.

If the access groups and engaged public can demonstrate our unity and the ability to fund legal actions we can then be a force for issues in our own pro-active litigation. Let’s show that we can take care of this major threat to public access.

Please donate what you can. The key to this fundraising success is having as many pro-access community united in this action, so please spread the word. See attached, Plaintiffs legal brief.

The BlueRibbon Coalition will manage the Eldorado Legal defense fund and guarantee the payments to our attorney. Funds received over and above what is necessary for this action will be held to fund future action related to our issues.
Make your check payable to the BlueRibbon Coalition and indicate on the check (Eldorado Legal Defense Fund).

Mail to:
BlueRibbon Coalition
4555 Burley Drive, Suite A
Pocatello, ID 83202-1921

Thank you for your consideration and support.” (information provided by Rick Guidice)

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Don’t forget about the riding school that Shane Watts is holding in Livermore on 3/18-3/19.

Here is the flyer: dirtwise-ad.pdf

From the USFS:

“From: Tricia Christofferson [mailto:tchristofferson@fs.fed.us]
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 9:04 AM
Subject: Mendocino National Forest OHV Grant Review Opportunity

Hello Mendocino National Forest OHV Enthusiasts — I appreciate your continued interest in the OHV Recreation Program on the Mendocino National Forest. We have been working on our OHV grant application for the 2010 / 2011 grant cycle with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division. Please see the attached letter which provides more information on our grant application, as well as a link to the State’s website where you may review and comment on our application. Comments will be accepted by the State between March 8 and April 4th, 2011.

Tricia D. Christofferson
Recreation Officer
Mendocino National Forest
(530) 934-1167 (Willows)
(530) 879-6608 (Chico)
tchristofferson@fs.fed.us”

030711-fsup-letter_public-comment-period-for-ohv-grants.pdf

The winner of the $100 Tucker Buck certificate from the Picacho Creek NHS is Dennis McBee!

Thank you Tucker Rocky/MSR/Answer/Pro Taper!!!!