April 18, 2012 – Washington, DC – The California Motorized Recreation Council (CMRC), an umbrella group of the eight largest OHV access groups in California, has agreed to contract terms with the Livingston Group, LLC in Washington, DC to help stave off the expansion of the 29 Palms Marine Base. The move comes on the heels of the expected April 27th, 2012 release of a Final Environmental Impact Study (FEIS) by the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps wishes to annex approximately 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle area, which is the largest open OHV area in the United States and contributes over $70 million dollars into the economy of the surrounding High Desert communities annually. (more…)
Tag: Johnson Valley OHV
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GenRight Off-Road donates $1,500 to Savethehammers.org
Simi Valley, CA – March 26, 2012 – Fortunate enough to have one of the most extreme testing grounds in their backyard, GenRight Off-Road felt it was necessary to do their part to protect the Johnson Valley OHV area from the 29 Palms Marine Base Expansion. To help fund the cause GenRight Off-Road is donating $1500 to Savethehammers.org. (more…)
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Master-Pull debuts green winch rope to help save Johnson Valley OHV area
Proceeds of sales from “Land-use” winch line will go to the CMRC JV defense fund.
Master-Pull, the leader in synthetic ropes, once again commits to keeping public lands open to the public by donating a portion of the proceeds of its new, limited edition, green winch rope to the Johnson Valley defense fund which has been set up by the California Motorized Recreation Council. This campaign is in addition to the Master-Pull 4405 Race-A-Thon for land use which is excepting pledges for Master-Pull driver Travis Carpenter in the Master-Pull 4405 during the famed King of the Hammers. (more…) -
SXSPerformance.com launches a unique idea to support land use efforts
With the new threats of recreation areas being closed every day around the nation SXSPerformance.com launched a new project this week with a unique spin on generating income for much needed OHV activism to help keep public lands open for motorized recreation.The UTV and Side X Side based retail outlet from Montana offers discount pricing on its growing inventory of parts and accessories. SXSPerformance.com finishes every transaction with a pledge to match a dollar donation to the International Side X Side Association (ISA) if the customer choses to take the $1.00 “Check Out Challenge”. The donations will be contributed to the ISA Heritage fund and be used to help keep our public lands open to OHV users. (more…)
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Help Keep Johnson Valley OHV Area open to the Public!
There is still time to act to help us keep the Johnson Valley OHV area open to the public!
As you are probably well aware, the Johnson Valley OHV area is very near and dear to our heart! We are doing everything within our power to keep the area open to OHV use. We ask that you please take a second and submit a comment to the Marines as to why it’s important to you.
Listed below is a summary of points taken from attending the public information meetings over the last two days. You are more than welcome to use this information when writing your comments! (more…)
