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13th Annual Northwoods Jeep Jamboree Finds a New Home!

2008-07-31T19:20:00Z

The Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association is pleased to announce that the 13th Annual Northwoods Jeep Jamboree USA (http://www.jeepjamboreeusa.com) is still on! Earlier this week, WOHVA, the Sokaogon Chippewa and Jeep Jamboree USA worked out the details to assure that Jeep enthusiasts from around the country will continue to have an opportunity to enjoy all that Northern Wisconsin and Forest County have to offer.

Trails for the Northwoods will be on the Mole Lake Indian Reservation. WOHVA Trail Volunteers have been working hard all summer to develop an outstanding network of trails which range from wild to mild! There is quite simply something for everyone at Mole Lake.

This is an outstanding opportunity for WOHVA to showcase our trail building training and expertise.

The Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians) Tribal Council convened on August 1st, 2007 and passed a resolution which granted WOHVA access to Tribal Lands for trail development and also appointed WOHVA to act as the intermediary between the Tribe and groups requesting to hold events on these trails.

The Sokaogon Chippewa is a Federally recognized Indian Tribe organized under a Constitution adopted August 25, 1938 and approved on November 9, 1938 pursuant to Section 16 of the Indian Reorganization Act, which gives the Tribal Council the authority to pass Resolutions, which (among other things) allows the Tribal Council to formally grant access to Tribal lands by Non-Tribal individuals and entities.

With the addition of the 13th Annual Northwoods Jeep Jamboree USA (http://www.jeepjamboreeusa.com), WOHVA will have hosted two events at Mole Lake in our first year of trail development. The Great Northern Trail Ride (August 7th - 10th) will be the first event on these lands and the first time that the Tribal Holdings have been open for a motorized recreational event.

Please join WOHVA at one of these great trail rides and see what WOHVA has been doing to expand OHV recreational opportunities here in the Badger State!

The End is Near!

2008-06-19T19:12:00Z

The "end" to which I refer is the Great Northern Trail Ride registration deadline.

Registrations for the first ever OHV event on the beautiful Mole Lake reservation is July 15th, 2008. If you lost your registration packet, can't find the information on this website, or just simply would like the information mailed to you, no problem! Shoot WOHVA an email at info@WOHVA.com. Be sure to include your mailing address.

Be sure to get your registrations in, you don't want to miss out on all the fun and excitement!

See you in Mole Lake!

An Urgent Request for Help!

2008-06-13T21:01:00Z

The Dane County/Madison Red Cross has requested WOHVA's assistance in their relief efforts!

If you're available with your Jeep (CJ's, YJ's, TJ's or JK's) and have it set up on at least 31" tires, the Red Cross is asking for your help. They are in need of 4 vehicles and drivers daily for the next 8 days, to transport recovery personel and equipment aiding with the flood/storm damage. The Red Cross will supply fuel for your Jeep.

Jeeps should have a winch, off-road tires and a chain saw. Experienced OHV drivers are needed!

If you'd like to help with the effort, contact Greg Mackler at 720-261-7929. Let him know you're a WOHVA member if/when you call

Cancellation

2008-06-13T19:12:00Z

The Sokaogon Chippewa have requested that WOHVA cancel our Mole Lake Workday scheduled for June 21st & 22nd due to their current wet conditions which exist throughout the Badger State.

Giving the Mole Lake Reservation an additional week for the hardwood forests to dry is in the best interest of the forest. WOHVA will comply with the Tribes request.

Be advised that all other scheduled Mole Lake Workdays should not be affected and will remain as scheduled!

Thanks for your anticipated understanding of this cancellation. WOHVA looks forward to seeing our volunteers on June 28th & 29th!

"Collaborative Process"

2008-06-12T13:53:00Z

Saturday afternoon was progressing nicely. I was half-way through my lawn cutting project, which meant it was time to take a break. Breaks usually involve a cigar and a beer. This break was no different. I had just sparked up my cigar and was watching the storm clouds rolling in from the southwest. About then the telephone rang.

If you've been to my home, you know that I have a telephone in my garage. I also always have my celphone with me. Close by and scattered on the garage floor are an assortment of tools, which I have used or will shorthly need to keep my lawn tractors running. I'm notorious for hating lawn work. As a result, I have quite possibly the worse assortment of lawn tractors, lawn mowers and other lawn care equipment in the world. As I was saying, the telephone rang.

"Hey John, it's Del!", the voice shouted. I instantly recognized the voice. It was the BlueRibbon Coalition's Access Ambassador, Del Albright! Amazingly enough, earlier that morning I had been reading Del's article in the latest issue of BlueRibbon Magazine. The article is entitled, The "collaborative process" for access issues. If you haven't yet read it, be sure to take a couple of minutes and do so. I assure you, it will be time well spent.

Del wanted to let me know that he had heard "good things" about Wisconsin OHV recreation and the "terrific" progress being made. I commented on his article and we discussed it briefly. We spoke about access to Tribal Lands, which Del reminded me is "a first" as far as a motorized recreation group working with a Native American Tribe to expand riding opportunities. He also reminded me that this project too had been and probably continues to be a "collaborative process" between two groups which from the outside may seem to be a opposite ends of the spectrum. The Sokaogon Chippewa have always been extremely environmentally conscious. For an environmental group (Sokaogon Chippewa) to partner with a motorized group (WOHVA) is truly something special & unique.

We further discussed the "collaborative process" as it pertains to national groups who represent motorized users and how they have begun working much more closely together. Groups like the BlueRibbon Coalition, ARRA, NOHVCC, AMA & UFWDA do not receive nearly the funding that the anti-access groups do. Oftens times it seem that the anti-access folks are simply a single, very loud and vocal voice focusing on a single issue or possibly repeatedly writing numerous "Letters to the Editor" in your local newspaper. This could not be further from the truth!

Here are just a few of the major donors and the amounts which they contribute to anti-access groups: Pew Charitable Trusts - $43,000,000 per year; David and Lucille Packard Foundation - $96,000,000 per year; Ted Turner Foundation - $44,000,000 per year; Rockefeller Brothers Fund - $33,000,000 per year and William & Flora Hewlett Foundation - $36,000,000 per year.

Some of the major anti-access groups and the amount of money they spend annually include: Natural Resources Defense Council - $36,100,000; National Wildlife Federation - $85,900,000; National Audubon Society - $53,600,000; Sierra Club - $54,300,000; The Wilderness Society - $14,300,000; National Parks & Conservation Association - $16,600,000; and Defenders of Wildlife - $13,300,000. These are huge sums of money! One can easily see why it's so important for our national motorized groups to work together, to combat the threat that the national anti-access groups pose.

As important as these national efforts are, WOHVA is extremely proud of the work we've begun with ATV and OHM groups here in the Badger State. No longer mainly a 4wd group, the WOHVA member base now truly represents all OHV users in Wisconsin. But, even more importantly are the current efforts by the Wisconsin major motorized groups to work together towards our common goal of increased motorized recreational opportunities here in our home state.

I encourage you to make a difference. Join a local club, join WOHVA, contribute to the BlueRibbon Coalition and participate in a trail or highway clean-up project (maybe even several). Stop by Mole Lake if you need gas or are looking for a great meal. Be sure to thank them for opening their land to motorized recreational events. And, I urge you to aso support the groups that are fighting to assure your ability to continue to enjoy motorized recreational opportunities!

Of Mud and Machines...

2008-06-05T13:59:00Z

Often times, OHV enthusiasts forget and don't completely consider the impact of the things they're doing. I'm not talking about responsible motorized recreation. We all know, or should know, how to recreate safely and responsibly. WOHVA has assured that all members who wish to be informed have had the opportunity to learn responsible OHV recreation techniques.

WOHVA has brought the leaders of, and representatives from such groups as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, TreadLightly!, BlueRibbon Coalition, U.S. Forest Service, National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, American Red Cross and American Motorcyclists Association (just to name a few) to the Badger State to remind OHV enthusiasts how recreate safely and responsibly. In addition, all these groups offer the do's and don't of safe & responsible motorized recreation on their websites.

But, despite all these resources, there does not seem to be a quick reference card or website devoted to avoiding doing the stupid things that are detrimental to OHV recreation after you leave the trail! Once we leave the trail is when OHV enthusiasts often become our own worst enemies. We've all seen the driver who proudly drives his/her vehicle across the length of Wisconsin covered in mud. We know how the driver is looked upon by the driver and accupants in other vehicles on the highway. A quick wash, prior to leaving for home, would have made untold strides in avoiding the black eye that all OHV enthusiasts suffered by this one foolish. This individual has just cast a shadow over all safe & responsible OHV recreationists.

Besides this obvious example and despite our own best efforts, large numbers of OHV enthusiasts become our own worst enemies via websites. We all know we shouldn't post pictures of illegal or unsafe motorized recreation. But, all too often we fall into the trap of making assumptions. Think before you post! We write about the great time we had at the Dunes, Gilbert, the Pipeline or any other destination. Think before you post! We then post pictures of this great outing. Somewhere between the TreadLightly! presentations, the Wisconsin DNR updates and the posting of the pictures, an intelligent and usually responsible OHV enthusiast has just done an incredibly stupid thing. Think before you post!

This OHV enthusiast failed to think before he/she posted. The poster assumed that everyone who viewed the pictures would know that the photo was taken on a legal trail. Think before you post! The poster assumed that the photo would only be used by fellow OHV enthusiasts. Think before you post! The poster assumed that nobody would ever take the photo out of context and use it as ammunition against the very from of recreation that the photo depicts. Think before you post!

Things we know better then to post include: We use an Avatar which shows our vehicles axle deep in mud. We post pictures (in open forums) which show vehicles lying on their sides. We show photos of 4X4's, ATV's or OHM's traversing through standing water and mud. We assume that because this event occurred on a legally accessible trail or park, that all is fine. We assume that others read the subject of the post or the text in the post and will realize that this was good, honest and legal recreation. We fail to think before we post!

We forget that those whom oppose motorized recreation assume the worse! Or, as we have all seen, they simply distort these pictures and posts to further their own personal agenda. They assume (because they can't see the label) that the beverage in the drivers hand is an intoxicant. They don't look for the truth so much as ammunition to be used against motorized recreationists. Think before you post!

Before you post a picture on an open forum, or post a link to where these pictures can be viewed by the anti-access types (you can rest assured they are viewing them), take a close look at the photo and think how it might or could be interpreted. Think before you post! TreadLightly! always stresses the importance of clearly showing that the vehicle is on a legal trail. Be sure that the photos you post include clearly visible trail or road signs. Leave no doubt that you are on a legal road or trail. In lieu of signage, post pictures that clearly show the vehicle traversing gravel or rock. Never, never, never, show the vehicle in mud or water!!! Think before you post! Don't include "CLOSED AREA" or other such signs in the photo. Even if they are in the background, they send the wrong message! The photo implies that you're in the closed area. Think before you post!

Don't give the anti-access community any extra ammunition to wage war against you. The battle is difficult enough without being foolish enough to hurt your own cause! Think about what you're doing both on and off the trail.

Think before you post!

WOHVA Salutes Badgerland TNT 4X4 Club

2008-05-29T00:28:00Z

As you all are probably aware, WOHVA has been granted access to design and build OHV trails on the Mole Lake Reservation. In fact, WOHVA volunteers have already spent a couple of weekends doing just that! Besides granting access to develop trails, the Sokaogon/Chippewa have agreed to allow WOHVA to hold OHV events on these tribal holdings!

Part of our trail design project includes erecting gates to limit access to environmentally sensitive areas (additionally, there are areas of cultural significance). WOHVA will be installing a series of gates to protect these valuable resources.

The members of Badgerland TNT 4X4 Club (the latest club to become a WOHVA Supporting Club have stepped up big! This group is the first to sponsor a gate on the Mole Lake Tribal Lands! WOHVA would like to take a moment to thank Badgerland and all their members for this awesome investment in the future of OHV recreation here in the Badger State. While lots of folks are talking about making a difference, Badgerland has stepped up and made a huge impact with their donation!

If your club would also like to help support access to the Mole Lake Reservation please contact WOHVA at ceo@WOHVA.com. Gates cost $550 WOHVA Supporting Clubs and WOHVA Sponsors or $750 for Non-Supporting Clubs. Each gate will include a sign stating who donated the gate and a short message about that group (including the logo of that group).

Thanks again Badgerland. You guys ROCK!

Travel Management Project Update

2008-05-20T01:55:00Z

This just in from the Chequamegon/Nicolet National Forest regarding the Travel Management Project for our Wisconsin Forests.

Jeanne Higgins, Forest Supervisor writes:

"I would like to inform you that we have revised the schedule for the Travel Management Project Environmental Assessment and anticipate this environmental assessment will be available for your review in early summer 2008.

We received comments from the public at our open houses last year about the errors and omissions on the maps we presented. We made a commitment to fix those errors over the winter. We are striving to provide the most accurate data possible and are continuing the process of updating our map data.

Please contact Joan Marburger, 715-762-5178, with any questions.

Thank you for your patience and your continued participation in our Travel Management process."

WOHVA convention attendee's will recall that Joan Marburger was a featured speaker on Saturday at the Indian Springs Lodge & Conference Center. Joan spent time informing and encouraging WOHVA members to get involved in the Travel Management Project by commenting.

Thanks again to Joan for spending her afternoon with the Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association and our members!

It's never too late to have input into the Travel Management Rule. Please take a moment to comment on the Environmental Assessment for this project after it is released.

Why is Visiting the Pipeline a BAD Idea?

2008-04-19T05:19:00Z

As you all know, the Pipeline 4x4 Recreational Corridor is the only public land open to both OHM & 4WD recreationists in the Badger State. Is this a sin? YES!!!

WOHVA has a great relationship with the USFS. A WOHVA member serves on the Recreational Resource Advisory Committee for the USFS, Region 9. Our relationship with the USFS (and especially the supervisor and staff of the Chequamegon/Nicolet National Forest) is the envy of many OHV organizations! This is not always an easy task. WOHVA volunteers meet with the USFS numerous times each year. WOHVA has worked closely with the USFS to not only keep the Pipeline open, but also to work out a plan that will assure that it remains open.

Part of our on-going relationship is an agreement between WOHVA and the USFS to have all WOHVA events on the Pipeline presented to and then approved by the USFS prior to them occurring. Partners/friends do that! WOHVA appreciates and respects our partnership with the USFS and will continue to work with our friends there to assure that the Pipeline remains an OHV recreational area for all to enjoy. This includes both WOHVA members and others!

WOHVA was asked by out-going District Ranger, Larry Sandoval to encourage our members not to participate in the usual stupidity that occurs on the Pipeline during the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend. As you all know, Larry has moved on and the current position of District Ranger for the Southern District of the Nicolet National Forest in now vacant. Jeff Seefeldt will be assuming that role in May. WOHVA would like to honor Larry's request by strongly discouraging our members to recreate on the Pipeline over the holiday weekend. The strongest message we can send to incoming District Ranger Seefeldt (showing our commitment to the USFS & the Pipeline) is by finding an alternative venue for that weekend.

On that note, WOHVA would like to encourage all those whom support the WOHVA Mission and TreadLightly! principles to join us on the Mole Lake Reservation for several days of pro-active trail development. Be part of the solution and avoid being part of the problem! Come build trails with us in Mole Lake!!!

Making a Difference

2008-04-04T19:14:00Z

In the upcoming issue of Badger Tracks, you'll find an article which reports on how WOHVA recognized some very special friends recently. The recognition came in the form of the "WOHVA Friend of OHV Recreation Award." One of those receiving this award was Tony Phillippe of the Sokaogon Chippewa Community. Follows is an email I received in regard to his award and WOHVA.

"Hey John,

Sorry I couldn't make it Sunday (day three of the WOHVA Annual Convention). Thank you for the plaque. I was very surprised and honored by your gift. We hung it up on the wall in my office right away. You're the one who deserves most of the praise though. I'm just the administrative dreamer that knows how to push buttons. If you hadn't reached out to me, to educate me, I would be one of your strongest opponents. Thank you.

Tony Phillippe"

This short email reinforces everything that WOHVA and you (our members) have accomplished in less than four years! While the email was addressed to me, it could have been sent to each and every WOHVA member!!!

When WOHVA members recreate in a safe and environmentally responsible manner, we impress upon land managers throughout the Badger State that OHV recreation is not the evil, resource damaging sport that the "quiet sports" community would have the public believe. We are in fact, just as dedicated to responsible recreation as any other group. We just prefer to recreate on wheels!

Obviously from Tony's email, we're not less committed to responsible recreation then the "green groups". Far from it! We may actually be more committed. After all, if you look at the miles of trails available to motorized recreation in Wisconsin, mile-for-mile, the closure of one mile of motorized trail impacts us harder then the loss of one mile of non-motorized trail affects that group.

So, the next time you wonder why WOHVA members should continue to pick-up trash in the National Forest or along a busy highway, think of this email from Tony. The next time you wonder if filling in and repairing trails is worth all the effort, think of this email from Tony. The next time you think to yourself, this volunteer project just isn't worth my time, my gas money, or the sacrifice of lost time with family...remember how many more land managers like Tony are out there. Think how every little thing you do adds to the big picture.

Stay on the trail or stay home! Project a positive, responsible image when recreating because it's obviously working. Working with land managers is working for the best interests of all OHV recreationists. It's that positive image that reinforces our message.

When we look back in five years, we'll all realize that what we've been doing worked!

WOHVA says "Farewell" to a Friend

2008-03-25T01:13:00Z

WOHVA would like to welcome Jeff Seefelt back to Wisconsin! Jeff has been appointed the new District Ranger for the Nicolet National Forest Southern Ranger District (Laona/Lakewood). Seefelt comes to the Southern District from the Shawnee National Forest, Hidden Springs Ranger District in southern Illinois. Jeff is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and plans to be on the job in time for the opening of Walleye Season.

WOHVA looks forward to sustaining our great relationship with the new District Ranger on our projects in and around the Pipeline 4X4 Recreation Area. WOHVA has worked closely with out-going District Ranger Larry Sandoval over the last several years. Larry heads back out west, where he will closer to family. WOHVA would like to thank Larry for his commitment to assuring that the Pipeline remained open to 4WD & OHM recreational enthusiasts.

Please join WOHVA in saying, "Thank you and farewell" to Larry Sandoval and Best of luck!", while at the same time welcoming Jeff Seefelt to the Nicolet National Forest Southern Ranger District.

Congratulations to our Winners!

2008-03-20T18:32:00Z

Every year, WOHVA presents the "Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association Volunteer Appreciation Award" to a WOHVA member who has made outstanding contributions to forwarding OHV recreation here in the Badger State. With all of the awesome volunteers who are members of WOHVA, I assure you it is no easy task to narrow it down to just one deserving candidate.

This year, WOHVA did something a little different. Rather then have the WOHVA Board or Directors determine the award winner, the BOD appointed a selection commitee. The committee consisted of past award winners (Sam Stensberg -2006 & Jim Goeldner - 2007) and WOHVA's Executive Director.

This prestigious award includes an individual plaque denoting the award winner and his/her contribution to OHV recreation in Wisconsin and additionally his/her name is added to the traveling plaque which WOHVA proudly displays whenever we set up our WOHVA promotional display.

The individual award reads as follows: The Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association on this 15th day of March, 2008 proudly presents the "WOHVA Volunteer of the Year Award" to Tim Duenkel in recognition of the significant contributions he has made to promoting WOHVA and Off-Highway Vehicle recreation in the Badger State.

Please join WOHVA in congratulating Tim on earning the 2008 award!

Other winners who shared some of the stage with Tim at our recent Convention were the winners from the "WOHVA 500 Raffle." WOHVA printed 1000 raffle tickets. Proceeds from this raffle will be used to fund liability insurance costs associated with our recent access to the Sokaogon Chippewa Mole Lake Reservation and our upcoming Great Northern Trail Ride (August 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th).

Those winners are: Jenni Hansen of Waupaca, WI - $500 Gas Card, Cotty Barrett of West Bend, WI - $500 Gas Card, Eleanore Fischer of Fredonia, WI - $500 Grocery Card, Ron Entringer of Sheboygan, WI - $500 Grocery Card & Jeff Olson of Crivitz, WI - $500 U.S. Savings Bond.

Congratulations to all those winners and thanks to everyone who supported WOHVA and responsible OHV recreational access by purchasing a ticket! Thanks also to all those dedicated volunteers who worked extremely hard selling tickets!!!

AMA Visits the Badger State

2008-03-17T19:45:00Z

Terry Lee Cook (Grass Roots Manager) for the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) visited Wabeno, Wisconsin for the 4th Annual Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association Convention & Membership Meeting. Terry held a one-day workshop ("Riding into Political Action") which was attended by OHV enthisiasts from across Wisconsin. The workshop provided excellent information about how easy and important it is to make a difference. If you attended the workshop, you know how valuable it was! If you missed it, you'll never really appreciate how fortunate WOHVA was to get Terry to come to Wisconsin!

Terry was available all weekend to talk to WOHVA members and answer questions. Terry is an outstanding ambassador for the AMA and OHV recreationists. His insight into contempory issues confronting OHV recreation is immeasurable. WOHVA wold like to thank Terry for joining us. WOHVA would also like to thank the AMA for supporting our Convention and allowing Terry to travel to Wisconsin to join us!

Founded in 1924, the AMA (which is headquartered in Pickerington, OHIO) has an unequalled history of pursuing, protecting and promoting the interests of the world's largest and most dedicated group of motorcycle enthusiasts. The AMA focuses on rights, riding and racing through its government relations work, by sanctioning road and off-road riding activites and overseeing professional and amateur racing events.

If motorcycles (or OHV recreation) are your passion, you belong in WOHVA and the AMA.

Thanks again TerryI!!!

Friend Visits Washington, D.C.

2008-03-13T18:27:00Z

The top executive at one of the nation’s leading off-highway vehicle recreation organizations told a Congressional panel today that active management of OHV use on federal lands is working and that the closure of public lands to the millions of Americans who enjoy motorized recreation would be “a step backward.”

Russ Ehnes, Executive Director of the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC), made his remarks during a hearing on the impact of off-road vehicles on federal lands. The Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in the U.S. House of Representatives called the hearing.

Mr. Ehnes cited numerous examples where OHV management has been successful, including the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System in West Virginia, the Paiute ATV Trail in Utah and the San Bernardino National Forest in California.

“The key to success in these areas – and many others – has been active management,” Mr. Ehnes said.

Mr. Ehnes pointed out that NOHVCC has worked hard over the years to emphasize the need for active OHV management in many ways, including through a series of multi-day workshops held across the country. These sessions have brought together OHV management experts, land managers, OHV enthusiasts and non-motorized recreationists to review the “four E’s” of management, the cornerstone of every successful trail system in the country, he said.

“Simply stated, trail systems can be successful by applying education, engineering, enforcement and evaluation,” Mr. Ehnes said. “The results are high quality, environmentally sustainable trail systems that meet the needs and desires of the public.”

When OHV management first became an issue in the 1960s and early 1970s, the federal agencies generally had an approach that amounted to “ignore it or close it”, Mr. Ehnes said. However, through work by OHV activists and groups like the Motorcycle Industry Council and the American Motorcyclist Association, partnerships were established with the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service that have resulted in many well managed opportunities for OHV recreation.

“We will continue to work to implement successful management techniques across the nation, though it won’t be easy,” Mr. Ehnes said. “It will take the continued commitment of the OHV community through the hundreds of thousands of hours of volunteer work it performs each year. And it will take continued commitment from the agencies, which I believe, in part, lies in your hands. We are aware that budgets are extremely tight, but outdoor recreation and pride in our public lands define the American people and we believe recreation budgets deserve all necessary support to help maintain our public lands,” he told the Subcommittee.

Regular Blog readers will remember that Russ Ehnes (a friend to WOHVA and OHV recreation here in the Badger State) was a guest speaker at the 3rd Annual Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association Convention & Membership Meeting in 2007. Additionally, NOHVCC has brought many workshops to WOHVA & Wisconsin (including OHV Park Guidelines and Design in 2006, which was co-presented by Del Albright at the 2nd Annual Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association Convention & Membership Meeting). That workshop was attended by employee's from the Wisconsin DNR, the Sokaogon Chippewa and dozens of OHV enthusiats!

March 11, 2008 Madison, Wisconsin

2008-03-11T21:16:00Z

The Committee on Rural Economic Development met this morning for a Public Hearing on AB 600. Assembly Bill 600 (Amended) relates to membership on the Wisconsin Governor's State Trails Council.

WOHVA is extremely pleased to announce that AB 600 was endorsed by the Committee and referred to the Wisconsin State Assembly.

If you're a supporter of OHV recreational here in the Badger State, the time is now to contact your State Assembly Representative and ask that AB 600 be voted upon! Urge your Representative to vote "YES" on AB 600 and move the Bill on to the State Senate immediately!!!!