United Four Wheel Drive Association - An International Organization http://www.ufwda.org daily 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Category: General News Date: June 16 2009 United Four Wheel Drive Associations thanks Southern High Rollers for their amazing support in Texas! Gilmer, Texas Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area -- June 16, 2009 -- Southern High Rollers worked very hard to provide the participants of the 1st Annual Texas Wheel-in with a great experience! Eric Barnes was the lead trail guide and did a fantastic job! The following were the trail guides for the Texas Wheel-in and United Four Wheel Drive Associations would like to extend our thanks to all of them! The following trail guides and volunteers worked very hard through a storm and the rain, to make sure that all of the participants had a great time, and they did! The participants raved about what a wonderful experience that they had at the Texas Wheel-in... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=157 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST June 2009 eNews http://www.ufwda.org/pdfs/June_09_E-news.pdf Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:00:00 EST May 09 eNews http://www.ufwda.org/pdfs/May_09_E-news.pdf Fri, 15 May 2009 08:00:00 EST Share Our Trails - NOHVCC http://ufwda.org/pdfs/NOHVCC-ShareOurTrails.pdf Tue, 05 May 2009 08:00:00 EST April 2009 eNews http://ufwda.org/pdfs/Apr_09_E-news.pdf Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:00:00 EST CONTACT HEATHER ROYSTON – (678) 463-7376 The Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA), the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) and United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), expressed disappointment today in the Forest Service decision to implement the emergency closure of the Upper Tellico OHV trails on April 1 pending review of the many substantive comments made by OHV enthusiasts... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=152 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST Cape Hatteras, NC -- March 30, 2009 -- The work by UFWDA at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, a unit within the National Park Service system, was undertaken because of its national significance to Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) management by the NPS around the United States... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=151 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST Beaverton, OR -- March 27, 2009 – United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA) is stunned in response to the illegal and drunken display by 39 people over the past two weekends in the Jefferson National Forest located near Blacksburg, Virginia... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=150 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA) today launches its “Million Voices” campaign to motivate new membership in the more than 30-year old organization. Individual membership for all new members is being offered at a discounted rate of $28 per year... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=149 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST PLEASE: TAKE TEN MINUTES FOR TELLICO NOW! We need you to send in comment letters to the Forest Service. Pass this on to your friends and fellow OHVers. UPDATE ON THE TELLICO EFFORT: Thanks to all who responded to our Phase 1 alert on Tellico and have written, called and visited their elected officials about the USFS proposed closure of Tellico... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=148 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST Date: March 17, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT GERALDINE GRADY – 804-381-1153 Washington, D.C. March 17, 2009 – Last night the Senate voted 73-21 to support a cloture motion, or a way to bypass some of the procedural processes to fast track H... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=146 Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST March 2009 eNews http://ufwda.org/pdfs/Mar_09_enews.pdf Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST In a House vote today of 282-144, S.22: Omnbibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, which would have greatly expanded public wilderness areas, parks and miles and miles of public trails, failed to achieve the 2/3 majority needed to pass... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=145 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST UFWDA Critical Action Alert You MUST take action to Rescue Tellico NOW! The Forest Service has told us what they want to do and it is incumbent on the OHV community to change their mind. Background: On Friday February 27, the USDA Forest Service rolled out the draft Environmental Assessment for the Upper Tellico OHV trail system... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=144 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:00:00 EST Oregon Introduces Bill to Prohibit Sale of Aftermarket Parts At the request of Governor Theodore Kulongoski, the Oregon Speaker of the House has introduced legislation (H.B. 2186) to prohibit the sale and distribution of aftermarket motor vehicle parts if alternatives are available that “decrease greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=142 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST Date: February 26, 2009 Contact: Carla Boucher The work UFWDA is doing at Cape Hatteras National Seashore will impact accessibility of other National Park Service units in the years to come. The following units are currently undertaking ORV rulemaking: Cape Lookout National Seashore (NC), Wrangell-St... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=141 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: February 25, 2009 Contact: Carla Boucher By Executive Order, The National Park Service (NPS) is developing an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) management plan/environmental impact statement and regulation for Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA)... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=140 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST Leaders from national OHV organizations met in Indianapolis on February 15 to discuss a variety of land use issues affecting OHV recreation. The meeting was held in conjunction with the 2009 Dealer Expo... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=139 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST February 2009 eNews http://ufwda.org/pdfs/Feb_09_enews.pdf Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST For Immediate Release The United Land Action Fund is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob St. Clair to the position of Director of Administration. Rob has served as United Four Wheel Drive Associations President and has been active in 4Wheel Drive land use issues for many years... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=137 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST Date: January 28, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT GERALDINE GRADY – 804-381-1153 Trail chefs get ready. Buz Grossberg of Buz and Ned’s Real Barbecue of Richmond, Virginia is coming out to Oak Ridge in Nelsn County on Thursday, March 12 to help decide the Best Trail Chef of 2009... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=136 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST Date: January 15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT GERALDINE GRADY – 804-381-1153 The Senate today passed the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act in a 73-21 vote. In spite of a concerted effort by Sen... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=135 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST January 2009 eNews http://ufwda.org/pdfs/Jan_09_e-news.pdf Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST Date: January 13, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT GERALDINE GRADY – 804-381-1153 New this year is our Best Trail Chef Contest that will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2009, so pull out those trail aprons and get cooking to illustrate taste, creativity and degree of difficulty... http://www.ufwda.org/news_view.php?id=133 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST