Yamaha Awards GRANT of $13,000 to Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association
Donation Supports trail
maintenance and administration as part of ongoing effort
to encourage safe,
responsible riding and sustainable riding areas in Nebraska.
Thank you Yamaha for your generous contributions to NOHVA for 2008, 2009 and 2011! Shown from left to right are NOHVA officers, Gary Gibbs, Dan Nitzel, Dennis Walz and Tami Walz.
Grand Island, Nebraska May 31, 2011 – The Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association (NOHVA) is pleased to announce it has received a Yamaha OHV Access Initiative GRANT of $13,000. For 2011, NOHVA plans to spend $20,693.80 for improvements at the Headworks OHV Park of which $13,000 is provided by Yamaha and $7693.80 will be funded with voluntary NOHVA membership fee's and Jamboree income.
Under a Headworks OHV Park trail improvement plan proposed by NOHVA President and Co-Founder Dan Nitzel, a proposal has been made to stabilize much of the entrance trail with 8,000 cement blocks and improved drainage costing an estimated $15,878.80. The improvements would be completed with volunteer help from NOHVA members. Problem areas where mud had been a problem will be targeted first. To further improve the entrance trail, Loup Power has offered to donate additional stabilization materials to further weather proof the entrance trail. If any funds are left over after the trail improvements, work will begin to improve conditions in the parking and unloading area.
Another $4,815.00 of NOHVA funds will be used this year to purchase and remodel a used construction trailer and construct a foundation to park the trailer. The trailer will be used as a Jamboree sign in office and an ATV safety training and emergency responder training classroom.
This is the third grant that NOHVA has received from Yamaha since 2008. All of the funds from the 2011 grant will be used for trail improvements. In 2008 and 2009 the Yamaha grants helped fund general liability insurance protection to land owners and NOHVA volunteers at five riding area locations in Nebraska.
According to Dan Nitzel, Business Manager of NOHVA, “Liability is always a top concern among land owners that host ATV, dirtbike and UTV trails on their land. The insurance purchased in 2008, 2009 and 2010 with funding from the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative grant allowed us to help protect the land owners who open their land for public motorized recreation. Also, the insurance protected our volunteers from potential lawsuits and injuries. While in previous years the Yamaha grants provided funding for insurance, after a successful Jamboree in the fall of 2010, NOHVA made enough money to pay for insurance in 2011. We can now use the Yamaha grant combined with funds that we receive from voluntary memberships and donations to fully fund trail related expenses that we have been planning for a long time. Our other expenses at the riding area include maintaining restrooms, trash contrainers and trash pickup, rider education, and most importantly, trail maintenance.”
“After weather dramatically reduced attendance at our Jamborees in 2009 and 2010, without the support from Yamaha, the future of NOHVA was in doubt”, said Dan Nitzel. “Yamaha has bailed us out of financial trouble two times before so we can continue to support and fund public ATV, dirtbike and UTV trail projects in Nebraska. Unlike many states, the State of Nebraska has no registration program to fund recreational ATV, dirtbike and UTV trails and trail organizations. Instead, trail funding and maintenance is left up to volunteer organizations like NOHVA. Anyone who rides at the Headworks Park near Genoa should appreciate the role that Yamaha has played in keep the riding area open."
For more information about Yamaha’s OHV Access Initiative, go to: www.yamaha-motor.com/ohvaccess .
The Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association (NOHVA) is a 1700 member non-profit organization formed to benefit all terrain vehicle (ATV), off-road motorcycle (dirtbike) and UTV riders. Our six chapters and main organization help manage and fund trails and parks at five locations in Nebraska.
For NOHVA to receive this GRANT again, in addition to thanking the Yamaha Motor Corporation, we would like to THANK the following people that worked to make it possible!
Jesse Henderson – Yamaha
Craig Stokebrand - Kearney Yamaha
Kristy Lichtenfeld – Curry Bros. Motorsports
The goals of the Nebraska Off Highway Vehicle Association
are:
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Preserve existing places to ride in Nebraska
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Help fund public ATV, dirtbike and UTV trails and parks in
Nebraska
• Organize riders to help manage and maintain trails and ATV/dirtbike/UTV parks
• Organize family based off road events for ATV, dirtbike and UTV enthusiasts
• Promote responsible and safe ATV/dirtbike/UTV use
• Educate ATV, dirtbike and UTV enthusiasts
• Assist in the development and management of new places to ride in Nebraska
• Defend recreational ATV, dirtbike and UTV owners against discriminatory legislation
We hold family based events through out the year and our memberships are low cost. We provide riding area information and news to our members. A portion of NOHVA membership fees are used to fund and maintain trails in Nebraska. Our web site is www.nohva.com
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Yamaha’s national OHV Access Initiative announced its pledge of more than $136,000 in GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nations Trails) for the first quarter funding cycle of 2011. The GRANT funds are awarded to nonprofit or tax exempt organizations around the country implementing projects to promote safe, responsible OHV riding and open, sustainable riding areas. |
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| The first quarter of 2011 featured a
remarkable number of well-qualified applications submitted for
consideration. Ultimately, the Yamaha OHV Access Initiative review
committee awarded grants to 10 projects in this funding period. The
$136,000 will go toward critical efforts including trail development,
maintenance, signage and mapping as well as protecting OHV access to
federal public lands. GRANTs were awarded to the following organizations: • Aitkin County Land Department, Mo. – Northwoods Regional ATV Trail System • Central Arizona Trails, Inc. – Wildcat OHV Staging and Trail System • Central Oregon OHV Operations – Cline Buttes Recreation Area and Three Trails OHV Area • Community Forest Trust, Ariz. – Prescott National Forest OHV Ambassadors Program • Nebraska OHV Association – Headworks OHV Park • Off-Road Business Association – California Desert District Permitting Management • Oswego County ATV Club, N.Y. – 2011 Club Trail Development Projects • Public Park Authority: Cities of Lincoln and Talladega, Ala. – Coosa River Storage Annex OHV Development • Responsible Recreation Foundation, Colo. – 2011 Stay The Trail Programming • Washington County Board of Supervisors, Mich. – Warfield Point Park OHV Trail Maintenance Through this program, Yamaha has directly and indirectly supported thousands of miles of trails, kept open countless riding areas, improved staging areas, built bridges over fish-baring streams and partnered with local riding communities across the country to improve the OHV experience for all. Yamaha is actively seeking qualified projects at local, state and federal levels. The 2011 OHV Access Initiative GRANT schedule, application form and guidelines are available at www.yamaha-motor.com/ohvaccess. |
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