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2012 Rough Wheeling Schedule
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Pick up Larry and some "shine" for the entertainment.
rain76king
Wicked Pissah Cruisah Haulah a NLC.
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I am also a member of JonFund and we wheel in MA and also own our own property in MA so this was a big topic when it first came out. They re-defined things so it does apply to 4x4's. MA also had a meeting back in November 2011 to try and bring all interested parties together... this is the invite I saw...
1st Annual Massachusetts Trails Conference
“Building Connections”
November 12, 2011
The Trustees of Reservations’ Doyle Conservation Center
Leominster, MA
The Massachusetts Recreational Trail Advisory Board (MARTAB) in partnership with the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Trustees of Reservations presents the 1st Annual Massachusetts Trails Conference to be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at the Doyle Conservation Center in Leominster. The conference is funded through the Recreational Trails Program, supporting motorized and non-motorized trails across the Commonwealth.
The goal of this one-day conference is to build a statewide-based coalition of trail advocates in Massachusetts by focusing on strengthening capacity and community across the spectrum of trails enthusiasts and supporters. Concurrent sessions in the morning focus on building capacity through education and discussion of issues like funding, permitting and economic impacts. The afternoon’s more participatory workshops will focus on strengthening community, as we celebrate, share and plan for the future of trails in Massachusetts.
An opportunity to register and the conference agenda will be announced at the end of September. If you are not on our contact list, please contact Amanda Lewis, Recreational Trails Program Coordinator for DCR, at amanda.lewis@state.ma.us to be added and receive conference updates and registration information. Hope to see you there!
DCR Greenways
The president of JonFund attended and this was his take away...
OHV decal money taken in by state since April: $920,000
Gov Patrick Duval has approved now moving that money for OHRV land acquisition.
The conference attendees largely agreed that to prevent illegal use on the trail the non-motorized people use, they need to help OHRV users also acquire public trails to enjoy.
We will possibly form a statewide coalition of ALL trail users.
Joined a local trail steward club in Leominster, MA. They serve no special interest groups, only the trails they maintain and acquire. One of them was closed several years ago, which was my favorite 'stocker' trail that was really quite challenging.
Membership was free.
rain76king
Wicked Pissah Cruisah Haulah a NLC.
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Thanks for the info Eric.
I would love to see MA acquire some land.
Makes me feel a lot better about purchasing the appropriate registration.
Someone should update the NEA discussion on this because there's no positive information in that thread.
Just 20 different ways to interpret the new guidelines.
Anyone know what the fees are for NH?
And how to go about purchasing those registrations as well?
I would love to see MA acquire some land.
Makes me feel a lot better about purchasing the appropriate registration.
Someone should update the NEA discussion on this because there's no positive information in that thread.
Just 20 different ways to interpret the new guidelines.
Anyone know what the fees are for NH?
And how to go about purchasing those registrations as well?
I wheeled with a Mass. club this past year who had some state environmental police waiting for them at the entrance to their private property looking for stickers. I was told the Environmental Police even have the right to come onto your land if there is OHV'ing going on, invited or not.
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rain76king
Wicked Pissah Cruisah Haulah a NLC.
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That is my understanding as well.
The EPOs can enter property private or not.
To be honest I'm still learning these "new" MA laws because first off they are still very new and secondly I never wheel in MA.
Last year and the year before with the exception of VT all we did was wheel NH.
A lot of people were asking that we mix it up, give a little more for the guys who want to wheel a little harder so I looked around and there's been new properties popping up in MA for us to check out.
I'm trying to keep a mix of stock/intermediate - harder wheeling so everyone gets something.
If your for trying out some new property I would say pony up for the stick and try it out for a year.
The EPOs can enter property private or not.
To be honest I'm still learning these "new" MA laws because first off they are still very new and secondly I never wheel in MA.
Last year and the year before with the exception of VT all we did was wheel NH.
A lot of people were asking that we mix it up, give a little more for the guys who want to wheel a little harder so I looked around and there's been new properties popping up in MA for us to check out.
I'm trying to keep a mix of stock/intermediate - harder wheeling so everyone gets something.
If your for trying out some new property I would say pony up for the stick and try it out for a year.
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