Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:27:57 -0700 http://jctra.org/ Jones Creek Trail Riders en-us http://jctra.org/images/logo.gif http://jctra.org/ joe@jctra.org http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=133 OHV ACTIVISTS JOIN FORCES TO REMOVE MISLEADING SMOKEY BEAR ATV PSA Ad pulled after many ATV and motorized access stakeholders alerted the agencies that the ad was inaccurate and was sending the wrong message to recreational trail users The Ad Council, Forest Service, and National Association of State Foresters announced they are pulling the Smokey Bear "ATV" Public Service Announcement (PSA). In a July 28 updated email to the ATV community, the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service stated they have asked all media outlets to discontinue the airing of the ad. The PSA was pulled after many ATV and motorized access stakeholders alerted the agencies that the ad was offensive and was sending the wrong message to the recreating public. This action was prompted by requests from many responsible motorized recreation interests to pull or modify the ad to make the message more relevant and accurate. "Apparently what happened was the Ad Council and the Forest Service did not consult the right people before making this ad," said Russ Ehnes, the Executive Director of the National OHV Conservation Council (NOHVCC). "We never perceived the PSA as an intentional potshot at motorized trail users, but rather the result of a misunderstanding during its production process." The ad shows Smokey (who magically transforms into a girl) on a mountain bike approaching a couple of ATV riders unloading their vehicles, suggesting they pack up and go home to eliminate the chance that their machines may start a forest fire. "The PSA erroneously makes it appear that all OHVs should just forget about riding on any trails in the summer months, when in fact it is perfectly legal, and safe from a fire safety standpoint, for OHV riders to continue their recreational activities during dry periods as long as they follow the laws requiring spark arrestors on all machines and staying on the trail," said Ehnes. "We feel that those are the messages that should have been conveyed in the PSA in the first place." Don Amador from the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) "thanks the agencies for listening to our collective concerns about this ad and for taking the responsible course of action by canceling the campaign. It is our hope the Ad Council and Forest Service consult with their trail recreation experts and the OHV community before launching another motorized recreation ad." __________________________________________ The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, as a national body of OHV recreation enthusiasts, develops and provides a wide spectrum of programs, materials and information, or "tools", to individuals, clubs, associations and agencies in order to further a positive future for responsible OHV recreation. High-resolution photos for publication are available on request. For more information on this press release, contact; NOHVCC Communications Director Steve Casper 608-527-4152 stevecasper@msn.com The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council 427 Central Ave. West Great Falls, MT 59404 Ph: 800.348.6487 Fax: 406.454.9142 www.nohvcc.org trailhead@nohvcc.org Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:27:57 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=132 July 25, 2008 Contact: Sandra Jonker, (360) 906-6722 Volunteers wanted to help facilitate elk hunts near Mount St. Helens OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking volunteers to participate in a cooperative arrangement that gave hunters access to approximately 262,000 acres of private timberlands near Mount St. Helens last year. For the second straight year, Weyerhaeuser Company is willing to provide special elk permit hunters with additional motorized access to miles of private logging roads on the St. Helens Tree Farm - provided that enough volunteers can be found to assure a safe and orderly hunt. Key tasks for volunteers include orienting hunters, staffing access points and maintaining safety buffers between hunters and active Weyerhaeuser operations, said Sandra Jonker, regional wildlife manager for WDFW. "We got off to a good start last year with 54 volunteers, and hope to increase participation this year," Jonker said. "As before, the amount of timberland that will be opened to hunting will be directly proportional to the number of volunteers that sign up." To participate in the St. Helens Land Access Program, volunteers can sign up at the following places: The WDFW website (http://wdfw.wa.gov/volunter/sthelens_land_access.htm ) WDFW Region 5 Office, 2108 S.E. Grand Boulevard, Vancouver, Wash., (360-696-6211) Bob's Sporting Goods, 1111 Hudson Street, Longview Participants will be required to attend one of five orientation sessions scheduled later this year at the Longview Public Utilities District auditorium, 961 12th Ave. in Longview. Sessions will begin at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11, Oct. 2, Oct. 30, Nov. 17 and Nov. 24. Volunteer organizations, led by the Southwest Washington Land Access Coalition, have secured funding to reimburse volunteers for mileage accrued as participants in the program. Other partners in the program include Eyes In the Woods, Cowlitz Game & Anglers, Washington State Archer Association, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Yacolt Burn Sportsmen Club, Vancouver Wildlife League and the Washington State Bowhunters. The partnership between WDFW, Weyerhaeuser and the volunteer organizations is designed to expand hunter access to portions of the St. Helens Tree Farm that lie within game management units (GMUs) 520 (Winston), 524 (Margaret), 550 (Coweeman) and 556 (Toutle). Jonker said the access program - combined with the issuance of 1,400 additional special hunting permits - contributed to an increase in harvest levels last year throughout the Mount St. Helens elk herd, a key management goal for the department and private forestland owners. The herd is the largest of the 10 herds in Washington state, she said. "The department's management plan calls for reducing the herd's size to about 10,000 animals over five years to bring the number of animals into balance with available habitat," Jonker said. "We want to thank Weyerhaeuser and all the volunteers participating in the St. Helens Land Access Program for their help in this joint effort." The Mount St. Helens Elk Herd plan, adopted in 2006, is available on WDFW's website at http://wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/game/elk/sthelens.htm . Wed, 30 Jul 2008 23:13:34 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=130 Cold Springs Fire near Mt. Adams estimated at 8,000 acres Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:15:11 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=129 Small Wildland Fire burning in Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest Sun, 13 Jul 2008 17:14:57 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=128 No. 08-128 July 3, 2008 Contact: Bob Redling, 360- 902-1149 Updated List of Closures and Access Restrictions for DNR Recreational Trails & Facilities OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the following areas on DNR-managed lands are closed or have restricted access due to winter storm damage or construction: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:33:04 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=126 BLM to Revise Baker Resource Area Resource Management Plan for OR & WA BLM’s Baker Field Office has published a notice of intent to revise the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Baker Resource Area of the Vale District with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The planning area encompasses approximately 423,000 acres in Baker, Union, Wallowa, Morrow, and Umatilla Counties in Oregon and in Asotin County, Washington. BLM has identified public access and OHV management among the specific issues relevant to the initial scoping phase of the RMP revision. BLM will seek to identify where better access is warranted, where it should remain the same, and where it should be restricted. Public scoping meetings will subsequently be scheduled to discuss these issues. Comments regarding the scope of the RMP revision will be accepted until 30 days after the last public scoping meeting. Click here to view a list of scheduled open house scoping meetings. Comments may be submitted by email to bakerrmp@blm.gov, by fax to 541-523-1965, or by mail to: Bureau of Land Management Baker Field Office P.O. Box 947 Baker City, OR 97814 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:59:52 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=125 Group seeks volunteers to clean up timberlands OLYMPIA - Members of the Eyes in the Woods organization will be clearing litter from private timberlands in western Washington this month, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is encouraging hunters to lend a hand. Eyes in the Woods, a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to fish and wildlife stewardship, is sponsoring clean-up events in the following areas: Olympic Peninsula: Participants will meet at 9 a.m. June 21 at the WDFW Region 6 Office, 48 Devonshire Rd. in Montesano. The clean-up effort, focusing on timberlands managed by Weyerhaeuser and the Campbell Group, will continue until 6 p.m. Mount St. Helens: Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Drews Grocery on State Route 504 in Toutle. The clean-up effort will focus on Weyerhaeuser’s Mount St. Helens Tree Farm and will continue until 6 p.m. For contact information about these events, see the Eyes in the Woods website at http://eitw.us/boscal/calendar.php or call (360) 480-6689. Dave Ware, WDFW game manager, said Eyes in the Woods volunteers play an important role in wildlife management by monitoring hunter activity, staffing check stations, posting signs and assisting the department in a variety of other ways. The upcoming clean-up effort is another example of those efforts, Ware said. "Access to private lands is a major issue for hunters and this department," Ware said. "This is a way for hunters to show their appreciation for landowners who open their lands for outdoor recreation." Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:31:22 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=124 This is a great article on oil changes from Twowheeladdiction over on thumpertalk.com Joe....... Source: http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=641278 I've read it on these forums over and over about riders changing their oil on every ride, every other ride, or some other forum of willy-nilly interval. I'm all for making sure I'm running good, clean oil, but I believe that too many are changing their oil unecessarily often, costing them both time and money that could be used for gas to the track or trail or other necessary maintenance. If you're out riding from 9am to 4pm, chances are your motor wasn't running the whole time. So, you didn't ride for 7 hours, more like 4-5 running hours and that's what counts when it comes to changing your oil. That said, either pay attention to your hour meter or install an hour meter and follow the interval in your manual. Or, if you're especially anal, reduce your manufacturer's recommendation by 10%. So, for example, if your manual says every 15 hours, go with 13.5. I guess my real point here is to keep tracking of running hours, not the time between when you left and came back. Trust me, your motor wasn't running nearly as much as you are estimating and considering the increasing cost of just riding, you'll appreciate the money saved and you can use the time saved for writing letters to your elected officials in the effort to preserve our riding areas. Twowheeladdiction Sat, 10 May 2008 10:48:23 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=123 Come and show your support for the Jones Creek ORV Trail on Saturday April 26, 2008 and join the Dept. of Natural Resources and motorized recreation organizations in getting this popular trail ready for summer! Volunteer registration will begin at 9:00AM, and work will continue until approximately 2:00PM and will be followed by a volunteer appreciation barbeque! Please bring a side dish to share with fellow participants. Projects will include: trailhead maintenance such as restroom painting, beginners riding area trail maintenance, litter removal, and trail maintenance such as signage installation, brushing, puddle draining, etc. Volunteers should bring: work gloves, water, and a side dish for the after party, and wear work or hiking boots and rain or shine outerwear. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring tools/equipment that might be handy for the projects. Please contact Jessica Kimmick at 360-852-3390 or Jessica.kimmick@dnr.wa.gov for a complete list of tool/equipment needs, to RSVP, or for more event details. Jones Creek ORV Trail Clean Up Event Directions to Jones Creek ORV Trail and Trailhead Route from I-5: Take I-205 exit and then take the Orchard Exit (Exit 30) and curve around over Freeway to first light and take right onto State Route 500/Fourth Plain Road. Follow Fourth Plain out of town to Northeast 53rd Street. Follow 53rd Street east until it becomes Bradford Road. Follow Bradford Road to Ireland Road and turn left, followed by another left onto Lessard Road. After about two miles Lessard Road becomes Boulder Creek Road and leads to the Jones Creek Trailhead. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:33:09 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=122 Trail Riders receive state grant for Jones Creek CAMAS - The Jones Creek Trail Riders Association has received a $43,628 state grant to maintain the 14-mile network of all-terrain-vehicle and dirt bike trails at Jones Creek in eastern Clark County. The money comes from the National Recreation and Trails Program administered by Washington's Recreation and Conservation Office. Members of the association will contribute an additional $18,800 in volunteer labor, fuel, cash and other donations during the two-year grant period. The trails are on the state Department of Natural Resources' Yacolt Burn State Forest. Jones Creek is the only local public area designated for dirt bike and all-terrain-vehicle use. Mike Ames, public liaison for the Jones Creek Trail Riders Association, said his group was able to compete successfully for the state money based on past grant performance and ability to provide significant matching funds, primarily in donated labor. "The grant helps to provide the resources - equipment, rock, blocks - necessary to maintain the motorized-use trails in the Jones Creek area,'' Ames said. "Ultimately, it is the DNR's responsibility to maintain the trail system, but proper maintenance would not be possible without the association, along with grant funding.'' The club also has committed 100 hours of volunteer labor in riding areas of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Jones Creek Trail Riders Association members meet at 7 p.m. the last Wednesday of each month at Pied Piper Pizza, 12300 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd. The meetings are open to the public. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:30:48 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=121 http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/2008/AMARacing.asp The AMA announced today that the Association has entered into an agreement in principle to sell the sanctioning, promotional and management rights for its AMA Pro Racing properties to the Daytona Motorsports Group (DMG), based in Daytona Beach, Florida. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 07:33:59 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=120 DNR to hold Safety Summit for Off-Road Riders March 15th event at Straddleline ORV Park will feature free equipment inspections, safety tips, and classes OLYMPIA – With warmer weather and longer hours of sunlight just around the corner, the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present an ORV Safety Summit. The free event will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, March 15, at Straddleline ORV Park, which is on State Route 8 between McCleary and Olympia. The safety summit will give off-road vehicle (ORV) enthusiasts and those new to the sport opportunities for free: • Rider skills testing • Noise and equipment inspections of their ORVs • Test rides of new ORVs • Safety seminars • Search and rescue tips • Drawings for prizes donated by local ORV dealers and local agencies No advance registration is required for the day-long event which also includes a free lunch provided by local sponsors. “This is a chance for adults and kids, newcomers and experienced riders alike, to learn important safety skills,” says Larry Raedel, DNR’s Chief of Law Enforcement Services. “DNR wants everyone to have safe, enjoyable, and sustainable recreational experiences on the more than 3 million acres of state trust lands we manage.” Chief Raedel says the event is part of DNR’s commitment to teaching the public about safety, enforcing state regulations, and ensuring safe and enjoyable recreation experiences. Following the four-hour safety summit, visitors are invited to join other DNR volunteers from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on a project to restore an ORV trail in the Capital State Forest, adjacent to Straddleline ORV Park. Regulations for recreation and public access Chief Raedel urges ORV riders to stay current on safety rules, such as state laws that require ORV users under age 13 to be supervised by a licensed driver age who is 18 years or older when operating an ORV on nonhighway roads designated for off-road vehicle use. DNR law enforcement services Chief Raedel joined DNR in September of 2005. He retired from the Washington State Patrol after 26 years of service. The Law Enforcement section has officers in DNR’s six regions. Their enforcement activities include: • Monitoring recreation to avoid injuries and property damage • Checking and monitoring permits • Investigating accidents • Controlling vehicle speeds • Preventing the theft of natural resources, such as timber, bear grass, salal, cedar boughs and wood Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:36:32 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=118 Funded by a National Recreational Trails Program (NRTP) grant from the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) of Washington State, the Jones Creek Trail Riders Association has recently improved our roster of trail maintenance equipment. Late in 2007, JCTRA purchased a 2007 Polaris 6X6 from ProCaliber Motorsports. The 6X6s are mainly used to haul gravel and supplies to and from trail work projects. In mid January JCTRA purchased an ATV Wagon model 1600 ATV trailer. This heavy duty trailer is made to be towed behind an ATV or 6X6 and can haul up to 1600lbs of rock or gravel. The trailer has an electric dump bed and trailer brakes to help keep it under control. In February of 2008, JCTRA purchased a 2008 Polaris 6X6 from The Outdoor Toy Store in Carson, Washington along with a 77" X 12' trailer from Trailer City in Portland, Oregon on which to haul it. These 6X6's are essential tools for hauling in the necessities needed for proper trail maintenance. In the future, our grant allows for the purchase of 200 tons of crushed rock, along with cinder blocks, wood, straw, and silt fencing to help maintain the trails. Jones Creek Trail Riders has committed nearly 1000 hours of volunteer labor as our matching funds for this grant. Those hours are donated at our many monthly work parties. It's a lot of hours and JCTRA can use all the help it can get to make the trails better. If you're interested in attending a JCTRA work party, please monitor the "Work Party" block on the upper right hand area of the JCTRA home page, or even better attend one of JCTRA's monthly meetings at Pied Piper Pizza on Fourth Plain in Vancouver, Washington. The meetings are the last Wednesday of every month at 7:00PM. For more information on work parties, you can also email our Vice President of Operations at joe@jctra.org Wed, 13 Feb 2008 17:49:05 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=117 The public is invited to first meeting on February 11 in Yakima Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:30:33 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=116 Free Workshops Set for February For release: Jan. 22, 2008 Contact: Susan Zemek, 360-902-3081 E-mail: susanz@rco.wa.gov Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:23:26 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=115 Our new website address is www.jctra.org Anyone who has a jonescreektrailriders.org e-mail address needs to change their e-mail account information in their e-mail programs to the new jctra.org address to access their e-mail. Your address book may need changes also. We are trying to come up with a workaround so that all old e-mail addresses will still work. We are currently working on the gallery, which has a few problems with the change. If you find any internal links that do not work other than the gallery, please notify Joe or Dan. Thanks, ADMIN Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:32:46 -0800 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=114 For OHV Enthusiasts, Other Stakeholders and Land Managers October 20 – 21, 2007 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 18:46:31 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=109 The Jones Creek Trail Riders would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2007 Rock N Roll Poker Run. Without them we could not have accomplished what turned out to be one of our best poker runs by far! The Jones Creek Trail Riders holds two events per year as fund raisers to support our trails. Thanks also goes to all who helped put this event together. Pictures Here Please be sure to support our sponsors wherever possible! Action Motorsports AFX North America American Family Insurance Baxter Auto Parts Beaverton Honda Yamaha Suzuki BentLever Motorsports Big Johns Driving School Bortolami's Pizzeria Cabelas Columbia River Honda Polaris Suzuki Columbia River Sternwheeler CycleGear Downer's Cycle Service Factory Motorsports Franz Bread Gary Greenberg's Tire Factory GoodYear Tires Hillsboro Motosports HK Motorsports Honda of St.Johns HoodView Motorsports Kilgore Adventures Knight Kart Supply KTM of Gresham Leatherman Tool Group Legacy Health Systems LesSchwab-Orchards Lowe's-Orchards M&B Cylinder Heads MG Excavating and Trucking MileMarkerWinches MooseRacing NMA No-Toil Northwest Investments and Larry Pruitt Oaks Park Amusements Oberto Outdoor Toy Store Pacific Neon Pied Piper Pizza Portland Spirit ProCaliber Primo's Deli Quest Capital Strategies RainCity Powersports Rocky Mountain ATV Sandy's Signs SMI Motorsports 4 Wheel Parts Wired Energy Drink Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:06:06 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=101 Help save OHV access in Mt Hood NF. Now is the time to put in your two cents...or more!!! Read the rest of the story HERE! Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:38:56 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=91 A new road is being built up at Deer Pen.... Click HERE for more information... Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:33:29 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=90 Wed, 16 May 2007 20:16:54 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=89 Tue, 15 May 2007 21:58:10 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=88 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:52:51 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=86 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:43:35 -0700 http://jctra.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=85 July 28 & 29, 2007 More details to come........ Sat, 31 Mar 2007 10:45:39 -0700