ATV Industry Facts: Did You Know?

OAI doing good for the sport.

Together with public land managers, Yamaha Motorsports dealers, and thousands of outdoor enthusiasts, Yamaha’s Outdoor Access Initiative (OAI) supplies much-needed funding and support to help those working to protect access to public land for outdoor recreation at the local, state, and federal level.

Yamaha is awarding more than $115,000 in the current funding cycle to support efforts protecting and improving admittance to public land and educating the public on safe, sustainable recreational use by all. These recipients received Yamaha OAI grants for trail maintenance, safety signage, land stewardship programs, and efforts aiding in protecting access to motorized recreation areas. The beneficiaries are:

•CRISTA Camps – Kitsap, County, Washington
•Day Mountain Road Association – Avon, Maine
•Great Falls Trail Bike Association – Great Falls, Montana
•National FFA
•Off Road Business Association – Oceano Dunes SVRA, California
•Richfield Township – Genesee County, Michigan
•University Medical Center of El Paso – El Paso, Texas
•Westcore, Inc. – Montrose County, Colorado
•Washington Off Highway Vehicle Association

To date, the program has funded over 350 projects across the nation and Yamaha continues to seek OAI grant submissions for projects from ATV, Side-by-Side, motorcycle, snowmobile, and outdoor enthusiasts and associations – all of whom share the common need for land access to enjoy their lifestyle. Projects receiving OAI grants often have a strong stewardship component, as well as an inclusive community of users working together, ensuring all types of outdoor recreationists can enter public land sustainably and safely. All nonprofit or tax-exempt outdoor recreation groups and land stewardship organizations can inquire and, if appropriate, apply for funding at YamahaOAI.com.