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Carl Gooch is KTM/FMF Protect Your Right to Ride Month winner
Carl Gooch of Olive Branch, MS is officially declared the winner of KTM/FMF Protect Your Right to Ride Month KTM 250 XC-FW motorcycle.
Webinars explaining U.S. Forest Service Travel Management Plans set for July
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) has announced it will present free webinars in July dealing with route designations in national forests.
ATV Safety Institute launches interactive courses
The ATV Safety Institute has unveiled a suite of free interactive online safety courses on its website to enhance the total learning experience for all-terrain vehicle enthusiasts so that they can enjoy safe, fun-filled riding experiences.
ATVA unveils new logo
The ATVA has unveiled a new logo with a style and colors that show the member-based group's strong link to its sister organization, the American Motorcyclist Association.
Measure would put California's Chappie-Shasta OHV Area under Bureau of Land Management control
The AMA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for approving House Resolution 689 on June 2, which would put the Chappie-Shasta Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Area in California solely under the control of the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
ATVA urges state attorneys general to join the Consumer Product Safety Commission in stay of enforcement of lead law
The ATVA is asking supporters of ATV riding to contact their state attorney general and ask that it follow the lead of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to help protect children by staying enforcement of the youth-model motorcycle and ATV ban in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
Federal lawmakers call for clear standards related to a new lead law
Small business owners claim those responsible for carrying out a new lead law, which has inadvertently made it illegal to sell youth-model ATVs, have botched their task.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has decided against enforcing lead law
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has voted to stay enforcement of a lead law that currently bans the sale of youth-model motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The stay, which extends through May 1, 2011, follows a unanimous vote by Acting Chairwoman Nancy Nord and Commissioner Thomas Moore.
New lead law jeopardizes National 4-H and other ATV safety training
A new law banning the sale of youth-model ATVs and motorcycles because of lead concerns led to sad consequences for a group of 4-H youth who were attending an annual meeting recently at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center just outside Washington, D.C. The training was canceled.
President Obama fills new CPSC posts
Expansion of CPSC leadership comes with 71 percent more funding than in FY2007.
ATVs on TV
ITP/Moose ATV National Motocross Championships on Versus Network
Where to ride
Warfield Point Off Road Vehicle Park
Greenville, Mississippi
Warfield Point Off Road Vehicle Park in Greenville, Mississippi, is one of the newest places to ride in the country.
It has 45 acres have heavily wooded trails with a natural canopy that provides that deep-in-the-woods feel and an abundance of cooling shade.
Jemez District
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Jemez District is one of five forest districts that comprise the Santa Fe National Forest.
It is located in the Jemez Mountains which are known for their rich native American history.
Burning Rock
Beckley, West Virginia
West Virginia has added another riding area called Burning Rock Off-Road Park that's a great place to ride.
Wayne National Forest
Hanging Rock, Ohio
The Wayne National Forest stretches across 12 southern Ohio counties and covers 833,990 acres.
And most of that land is privately owned.
Red River Motorcycle Park
Bulcher, Texas
Located on the Texas-Oklahoma border, only 90 miles north of Dallas and 155 miles south of Wichita, Kansas, the park offers 2,700 acres of off-road fun.
Syracuse Sand Dunes
Syracuse, Kansas
This area, 1,280 acres in size, just opened up to ATV riders in 2007, but the community plans to build it into a premier riding area that will attract people from all around the region.
Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area
Ocotillo Wells, California
Just 70 miles east of Escondido, California, lies the popular Ocotillo Wells riding area, which offers miles of trails with all kinds of desert riding.
Rock
Run Recreation Area
Patton, Pennsylvania
This 6,000-acre former mining site in Pennsylvania is still in the first
phase of development, but already it offers 50 miles of ATV trails
through lush forests and over a granite boulder field.
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