News
Contra Costa Times - December 31, 2009 - County thinking of repealing off-roading ordinance
The Bakersfield Californian - January 16, 2009 - Property owners take on illegal off-roaders
Responsible Trails America - Momentum Against Reckless ORV Riding Grows From Coast to Coast
USA Today - December 31, 2008 - Off-road vehicle use fuels tension, violence across US
Hi-Desert Star - February 22, 2008 - Code enforcement officer keeps an eye on off-roaders
Renegade ATV drivers said to be main threat to roadless forests
Hi-Desert Star August 24, 2007 - County keeps off-road rules, with condition
SB Sun - 2/19/07 - Off-road obstacles - Residents seek to safeguard property
Letters to the Hi-Desert Star Editor here and here from 1/17/07 responding to an earlier letter which advocated that the city of Twentynine Palms "should consider being pro offroad and support offroad activities".
LA Times - 4/12/-06 - Off-Road Riders Reined In Again
Daily Press - 4/12/06 - County cracks down on illegal off-roaders
Press Enterprise - 4/11/06 - S.B. County prepares to adopt off-road law
LA Times - 3/29/06 - New Rules Rein In Off-Road Riders
Desert Trail - 3/8/06 - Respect your natural areas, preserve your chosen sport!
Hi-Desert Star - 3/6/06 - Off-roaders act like thugs with impunity
Hi-Desert Star - 2/11/06 - Off-road code wins support
Hi-Desert Star - 2/3/06 - State pulls money for off-roading enforcement
Desert Dispatch - 2/2/06 - State will no longer support off-roading along desert streams
Phil Klasky shares tale of ancient ritual's demise, resurrection
Salt Lake Tribune - 1/14/06 - Enough with the OHV's Already!
14 off-roading groups call for end of OHV commission
Hi-Desert Star 10/16/05 - "Sheriff's station back in running for OHV grant"
UPDATE OHV Agency Approves Funds - Your Action Needed
Voices For The Desert - September/October 2005
NY Times 08/26/05 - "Top Official Urged Change in How Parks Are Managed" and LA Times 08/26/05 - "Controversy Over Plans for Changes in U.S. Parks" - view proposed revisions requires Adobe Reader.
Hi-Desert Star 08/10/05 - "Reader's letter: Proposed off-road law a positive step"
Hi-Desert Star, 07/27/2005 - "Foes: Enforcing ORV code could be impossible"
LA Times 07/26/2005 - A doctor says young ATV riders shouldn't be allowed on public lands
Hi-Desert Star, 07/23/2005, Letter to the Editor, Wayne Miller: "OHV fans should patrol themselves"
5/16/2005 - Draft San Bernardino County OHV Ordinance Posted
5/16/2005 - Hi-Desert Star - Protests mount against West Mojave Plan
5/6/2005 - Riverside Press Enterprise - Off-road idea hits bumpy stretch
5/3/2005 Environmentalists protest West Mojave Plan
4/16/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "New Mojave plan is blueprint for disaster";
the West Mojave Management Plan would put ORV routes in Basin neighborhoods (Op-Ed by COW member)
4/1/2005 Riverside Press-Enterprise:
"Good news for off-roaders" (BLM lifts 3-month ban on riding in washes)
4/4/2005 Victorville Daily Press:
"Apple Valley off-roading ordinance due by summer"
4/9/2005 Groups seek tougher ATV LawsClick
4/6/2005 Hi-Desert Star:
"Good reason to be angry at ORVers" (Letter to the editor)
03/6/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "The Hi-Desert Star's view: Off-road rift growing deeper" (editorial) Click
3/6/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Conference seeks to break ORV 'siege'" Click
3/2/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Writer trivializes ORV problem (Letter to the editor) Click
2/29/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Supervisors may consider passing new ordinances, beef up enforcement" (The heat is on, thanks to our Desert Communities Under Siege conference!) Click
2/28/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Off-road alliance favors designated riding areas" (coverage of Joshua Tree conference) Click
2/25/2005 Statement by Howard Wilshire, PhD, former USGS geologist for the February 25, 2005 ORV Conference in Joshua Tree Click
2/27/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Responsible Citizens Ride Off-Road" (op-ed from Hutchins Motorsports) Click
2/23/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Grassroots effort to control ORV violations gains ground" Click
2/16/2005 Hi-Desert Star: "Grant will fuel ORV patrol" (Sheriff meets with community about spending State OHV Fund grant) Click
2/9/2005 The Daily Press: "Off-roading kicks up comments at meeting" (Apple Valley Town Council faces crowd) Click
01/17/2005 Victorville Daily Press: "Apple Valley ponders off-roading ordinance" Click
1/5/2005 Los Angeles Times: "Judge Backs Desert Refuse" (ORVs banned from washes) Click
12/26/2004 "It's not just off-roaders' 'rap' noise" by Dan Matrisciano Click
12/11/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Group Demands End to OHV Use on Public Land" (Route meeting in 29 Palms) Click
11/8/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "Riders put on notice" (Hesperia enforcement) Click
10/9/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road Solution is total ban" (Letter to the editor) Click
8/29/2004 Hesperia Star: "City cracks down on off-roading" Click
8/24/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Elect council who'll enforce OHV laws" (Letter to the editor) Click
8/20/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "Illegal off-roaders may face fines up to $1,000 in Hesperia" Click
08/20/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road park will fight OHV abuse, lessen impact" (Op-Ed) Click
8/6/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Off-road park idea must be stopped" (Letter to the editor) Click
7/18/2004 Hi-Desert Star: "Firm proposes off-road park to Yucca Valley" Click
7/9/2004 Victorville Daily Press: "New ordinance may put brakes on many off-roaders" (Hesperians pack City Council meeting) Click