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By orvwatch
Created 2006-11-02 08:39

Contra Costa Times - December 31, 2009 - County thinking of repealing off-roading ordinance [1]

The Bakersfield Californian - January 16, 2009 - Property owners take on illegal off-roaders [2]

Responsible Trails America - Momentum Against Reckless ORV Riding Grows From Coast to Coast [3]

USA Today - December 31, 2008 - Off-road vehicle use fuels tension, violence across US [4]

Hi-Desert Star - February 22, 2008 - Code enforcement officer keeps an eye on off-roaders [5]

Renegade ATV drivers said to be main threat to roadless forests [6]

Hi-Desert Star August 24, 2007 - County keeps off-road rules, with condition [7]

SB Sun - 2/19/07 - Off-road obstacles - Residents seek to safeguard property [8]

Letters to the Hi-Desert Star Editor here [9] and here [10] from 1/17/07 responding to an earlier letter [11] which advocated that the city of Twentynine Palms "should consider being pro offroad and support offroad activities".

LA Times - 4/12/-06 - Off-Road Riders Reined In Again [12]

Daily Press - 4/12/06 - County cracks down on illegal off-roaders [13]

Press Enterprise - 4/11/06 - S.B. County prepares to adopt off-road law [14]

LA Times - 3/29/06 - New Rules Rein In Off-Road Riders [15]

The Desert Sun - 3/13/06 - Off-roader laws face hard turn - City may increase its fines, penalties for use of vehicles [16]

Desert Trail - 3/8/06 - Respect your natural areas, preserve your chosen sport! [17]

Hi-Desert Star - 3/6/06 - Off-roaders act like thugs with impunity [18]

Hi-Desert Star - 2/11/06 - Off-road code wins support [19]

Hi-Desert Start Editorial - 2/3/06 - The Hi-Desert Star's View: State thwarts public need by pulling grant [20]

Hi-Desert Star - 2/3/06 - State pulls money for off-roading enforcement [21]

Desert Dispatch - 2/2/06 - State will no longer support off-roading along desert streams [22]

Phil Klasky shares tale of ancient ritual's demise, resurrection [23]

Salt Lake Tribune - 1/14/06 - Enough with the OHV's Already! [24]


14 off-roading groups call for end of OHV commission
 [24]

San Bernardino County Sun - "Neighbors express off-road rage SB County planners recommend restrictions on riding activity" [25]

Hi-Desert Star 10/16/05 - "Sheriff's station back in running for OHV grant" [26]

UPDATE OHV Agency Approves Funds - Your Action Needed [26]

Voices For The Desert - September/October 2005 [26]

NY Times 08/26/05 - "Top Official Urged Change in How Parks Are Managed" [27] and LA Times 08/26/05 - "Controversy Over Plans for Changes in U.S. Parks" [28] - view proposed revisions [28] requires Adobe Reader.

Hi-Desert Star 08/10/05 - "Reader's letter: Proposed off-road law a positive step" [29]

Hi-Desert Star, 07/27/2005 - "Foes: Enforcing ORV code could be impossible" [30]

LA Times 07/26/2005 - A doctor says young ATV riders shouldn't be allowed on public lands [30]

Hi-Desert Star, 07/23/2005, article on draft San Bernardino County ordinance: "County eyes taking on ORVs" [31]

Hi-Desert Star, 07/23/2005, Soapbox opinion by Chris Hutchins: The off-road debate: Signs or solutions? [32]"

Hi-Desert Star, 07/23/2005, Letter to the Editor, Wayne Miller: "OHV fans should patrol themselves" [33]

6/7/2005 - Off-roaders intruding on isolation - County, Apple Valley working on off-road vehicle ordinances to keep riders away from private property [34]

5/16/2005 - Draft San Bernardino County OHV Ordinance Posted [34]

5/16/2005 - Hi-Desert Star - Protests mount against West Mojave Plan [35]

5/6/2005 - Riverside Press Enterprise - Off-road idea hits bumpy stretch [35]

5/8/2005 - LA Times: Two Visions of the Countryside Clash;

Across rural America, angry encounters between landowners and off-roaders get noisier in a fight over dwindling open space [35]

5/3/2005 Environmentalists protest West Mojave Plan [36]

4/16/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "New Mojave plan is blueprint for disaster"; [37]

the West Mojave Management Plan would put ORV routes in Basin neighborhoods (Op-Ed by COW member) [38]

4/1/2005  Riverside Press-Enterprise:

"Good news for off-roaders" (BLM lifts 3-month ban on riding in washes) [39]

4/4/2005  Victorville Daily Press:

"Apple Valley off-roading ordinance due by summer" [40]

4/9/2005 Groups seek tougher ATV LawsClick [41]

4/6/2005  Hi-Desert Star:

"Good reason to be angry at ORVers" (Letter to the editor) [42]

03/6/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "The Hi-Desert Star's view: Off-road rift growing deeper" (editorial) Click [43]

3/6/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Conference seeks to break ORV 'siege'" Click [44]

3/2/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Writer trivializes ORV problem (Letter to the editor) Click [45]

2/29/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Supervisors may consider passing new ordinances, beef up enforcement" (The heat is on, thanks to our Desert Communities Under Siege conference!) Click [46]

2/28/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Off-road alliance favors designated riding areas" (coverage of Joshua Tree conference) Click [47]

2/25/2005 Statement by Howard Wilshire, PhD, former USGS geologist for the February 25, 2005 ORV Conference in Joshua Tree Click [48]

2/27/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Responsible Citizens Ride Off-Road" (op-ed from Hutchins Motorsports) Click</a><br><br>2/23/2005 Hi-Desert Star: ">Click [49]

2/23/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Grassroots effort to control ORV violations gains ground" Click [50]

2/16/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Grant will fuel ORV patrol" (Sheriff meets with community about spending State OHV Fund grant) Click [51]

2/9/2005 The Daily Press: "Off-roading kicks up comments at meeting" (Apple Valley Town Council faces crowd) Click [52]

01/17/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Apple Valley ponders off-roading ordinance" Click [53]

1/5/2005 Los Angeles Times: "Judge Backs Desert Refuse" (ORVs banned from washes) Click [54]

12/26/2004 "It's not just off-roaders' 'rap' noise" by Dan Matrisciano Click [55]

12/11/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Group Demands End to OHV Use on Public Land" (Route meeting in 29 Palms) Click [56]

11/8/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "Riders put on notice" (Hesperia enforcement) Click [57]

10/9/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road Solution is total ban" (Letter to the editor) Click [58]

8/29/2004 Hesperia Star: "City cracks down on off-roading" Click [59]

8/24/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Elect council who'll enforce OHV laws" (Letter to the editor) Click [60]

8/20/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "Illegal off-roaders may face fines up to $1,000 in Hesperia" Click [61]

08/20/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road park will fight OHV abuse, lessen impact" (Op-Ed) Click [62]

8/6/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road park idea must be stopped" (Letter to the editor) Click [63]

7/18/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Firm proposes off-road park to Yucca Valley" Click [64]

7/9/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "New ordinance may put brakes on many off-roaders" (Hesperians pack City Council meeting) Click [65]

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Links:
[1] http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_14102145
[2] http://www.bakersfield.com/hourly_news/story/665819.html
[3] http://www.responsibletrails.org/momentum/index2.php
[4] http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-12-30-off-road-clashes_N.htm
[5] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2008/02/23/features/feature1.txt
[6] http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/081907/lif_081907074.shtml
[7] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2007/08/25/news/news2.txt
[8] http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_5257530
[9] http://www.deserttrail.com/articles/2007/01/17/editorial/opinion3.txt
[10] http://www.deserttrail.com/articles/2007/01/17/editorial/opinion4.txt
[11] http://www.deserttrail.com/articles/2007/01/10/editorial/opinion3.txt
[12] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offroad12apr12,1,266779.story?coll=la-headlines-california&ctrack=1&cset=true
[13] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2006/114485121557059.html
[14] http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_offroad12.13281c2b.html
[15] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-offroad29mar29,1,4067880.story?coll=la-headlines-california
[16] http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060313/NEWS08/603130312
[17] http://hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/03/08/deserttrail.com/editorial/editorial/opinion4.txt
[18] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/03/04/editorial/opinion5.txt
[19] http://hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/02/11/news/news2.txt
[20] http://hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/02/04/editorial/opinion1.txt
[21] http://hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/02/04/news/news1.txt
[22] http://www.desertdispatch.com/2006/113889069252756.html
[23] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2006/01/18/features/feature3.txt
[24] http://www.sltrib.com/search/ci_3403386
[25] http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_3180752
[26] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/10/26/news/news3.txt
[27] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/26/politics/26park.html
[28] http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/la-na-parks26aug26,1,3512746.story
[29] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/08/10/editorial/opinion5.txt
[30] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/07/27/news/news2.txt
[31] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/07/23/news/news2.txt
[32] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/07/23/editorial/opinion2.txt
[33] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/07/23/editorial/opinion4.txt
[34] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/111814968188936.html
[35] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/05/07/news/news3.txt
[36] http://www.desertdispatch.com/2005/111512597971538.html
[37] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/04/16/editorial/opinion6.txt
[38] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/04/16/editorial/opinion6.txt
[39] http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_S_washes02.a1ed8.html
[40] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/111262036921186.html
[41] file:///Users/erichamburg/Documents/ORV Watch/web-content/news/groupsseektougheratvlaws.html
[42] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/04/05/editorial/opinion3.txt
[43] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/03/05/editorial/opinion1.txt
[44] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/03/05/news/news3.txt
[45] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/03/02/editorial/opinion6.txt
[46] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/110960024617319.html
[47] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/11096002896277.html
[48] file:///Users/erichamburg/Documents/ORV Watch/web-content/news/howardwilshiretalk.html
[49] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/02/26/editorial/opinion5.txt
[50] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/02/23/news/news2.txt
[51] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2005/02/16/news/news2.txt
[52] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/110795855028086.html
[53] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2005/11059725943025.html
[54] http://www.latimes.com/news/local/inland/la-me-desert5jan05,1,6287083.story?coll=la-editions-inland-news
[55] file:///Users/erichamburg/Documents/ORV Watch/web-content/news/danmatrisciano.html
[56] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/12/11/news/news3.txt
[57] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2004/109992199363391.html
[58] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/10/09/editorial/opinion2.txt
[59] http://www.hesperiastar.com/story.php?id=P585_0_1_0_C
[60] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/08/24/editorial/opinion3.txt
[61] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2004/10930094414100.html
[62] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/08/20/editorial/opinion4.txt
[63] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/08/03/editorial/opinion6.txt
[64] http://www.hidesertstar.com/articles/2004/07/17/news/news3.txt
[65] http://www.vvdailypress.com/2004/108938039617190.html