ATV Florida Forum

Hello Everyone,

Please note that the starting time of the meeting has been changed. The next OHV Advisory Committee Meeting for January 13, 2009 has been rescheduled to 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to allow folks the necessary time in which to travel to the meeting.  The meeting will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott, located at 2000 NW Executive Center Circle, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Please be informed that the cut off date to make reservations is Monday, December 22, 2008. Additionally, guests can start making reservations by simply calling 1-800-228-9290 and request a reservation under the OHV Advisory Committee Room Block. If your guests choose to make their reservations via Internet, they can do so at www.marriott.com/pbibc <https://webmail.doacs.state.fl.us/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.marriott.com/pbibc>  with the group code of OHWOHWA (king) or OHWOHWB (queen/queen) in the Group Code section.

If you have any questions please contact me at 352-489-5267 or leonart@doacs.state.fl.us .  Thank-you! Tami  Leonard, OHV Coordinator

Rick you need to reserve to go ? space is limited? that is a tues I will try to get it off I am on VAC. til Jan7th but I will call in Monday to remind the boss

No need to reserve a space, that's just if you want to stay there overnight....Hope to see you there...

ok I will be in touch but more than not I will go

changed to the 14th according to site
http://www.ces.fau.edu/ohv/
South Florida
OHV Recreation Management Workshop
Boca Raton, Florida
January 14, 2009

In recent years Florida has experienced an incredible increase in the recreational use of Off-Highway Vehicles (OHVs). However, while the sport is growing in popularity there are limited public areas for people to legally ride on public land, particularly in south Florida. In 2002 legislation was passed creating the T. Mark Schmidt Safety and Recreation Act (Ch. 261, F.S.) to protect Florida's resources while providing the public with places to safely ride OHVs.

In the effort to find a cooperative way to offer more riding areas while protecting resources, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry and the Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Advisory Committee (OHVRAC) is holding a special one day workshop for public agencies to address the issue of establishing legal riding areas for OHVs in south Florida. The workshop is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2008 in the Live Oak Pavilion on the Boca Raton Campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Parking will be provided. The workshop is scheduled for 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM.

The purpose of this workshop is to conduct an educational forum with local, county, state and federal partners to address issues for the development of new OHV recreational areas, facilities and riding opportunities in south Florida. We recognize the importance of developing a grassroots initiative to help with the issue and to involve local governments.

Since we anticipate limited seating for this workshop we ask that attendees register in advance. If you have any specific questions pleased feel free to contact John Waldron, Forest Recreation Administrator at 850/414-9852 or waldroj@doacs.state.fl.us .

And, http://www.arra-access.com/arra/home.html

TTT

Anyone go to the meeting or have any updates on whats going on???    Grizzly you always have good info ,I could not make it.   please reply!!!