Yamaha OHV Access Initiative Tops $1 Million in GRANTs for Safe, Responsible OHV Access
Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:42pm EDT

Yamaha OHV Access Initiative Tops $1 Million in GRANTs for Safe, Responsible
OHV Access
OHV Enthusiasts Nationwide Benefit from More Than 100 Yamaha GRANTs in 21
Months

CYPRESS, Calif., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., through
its OHV Access Initiative, has provided more than $1 million in critical
funding into OHV projects across the country. In less than two years, more
than 100 Yamaha GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation's
Trails) have been given to local, state and national organizations that are
leading efforts to support safe, responsible OHV riding and sustainable, open
riding areas.


Programs receiving GRANTs historically incorporate projects that directly
impact specific trails, such as trail construction and maintenance, safety
patrols, mapping and trail signage, as well as projects that address OHV usage
on a broader scale -- like educational and land stewardship campaigns and
legislative or legal efforts supporting responsible OHV access to public
lands. GRANT funded projects span the country from New York to California,
Florida to Oregon. A complete list of GRANT recipients can be found at:
Yamaha OHV Grant Initiative Home.


"Yamaha is leading national and local efforts to promote safe, responsible
riding and open, sustainable riding areas, and reaching this $1 million
milestone is symbolic of our commitment," said Mike Martinez, Yamaha's general
manager of ATV and Side-by-Side Operations. "Together with our GRANT
recipients, we recommit to these efforts each time an approved OHV project is
funded and completed. Through the OHV Access Initiative, Yamaha will continue
to provide vital resources to the OHV community for many years to come."


In this third quarter funding cycle, eight Yamaha GRANTs (Guaranteeing
Responsible Access to our Nation's Trails) were awarded to fund projects that
directly impact the access, safety and sustainability of OHV riding areas
across the country. GRANT recipients for Q3 2009 include:
-- Birdseye Mountain ATV Club, VT
-- City of Evarts, KY
-- Cle Elum Ranger District, OR
-- Dubois County Dirt Riders
-- Off Road Riders Association
-- Offroad Riders Matter Association
-- Oregon Dept. of Forestry

-- Western Slope ATV Association

 

Great news. I love it when the manufacturers like Polaris and Yamaha give trail grants out to the clubs. It helps build the sport and in turn creates more customers. Everyone benifits from these programs. Good work!

 

Thank you. We are very proud of our club members and trail administrators. All are very proactive and progressive.

This grant from Yamaha will enlarge and improve our trail head. Yamaha had a dealer training at the MT. back in August, but they had to use the old ski/campground area. With this grant we can enlarge the Trail Head area enough to accommodate their tractor trailers and provide plenty of parking for our members.