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Local<br />
Many local agencies also participate in the Grants Program to provide OHV recreation<br />
opportunities while caring for natural and cultural resources.<br />
Stanislaus County<br />
Stanislaus County manages two OHV recreation areas with assistance from the Grants<br />
Program.<br />
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Frank Raines – 750 acres in western Stanislaus County<br />
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La Grange – 147 acres in eastern Stanislaus County<br />
Grant funding allows for soil conservation efforts, trail signage, and fencing to protect<br />
natural and cultural resources in the project area.<br />
El Dorado County – Rubicon Trail<br />
El Dorado County, in cooperation with the Eldorado National Forest and the Central Valley<br />
Regional Water Quality Control Board, manages the historic Rubicon Trail. The Rubicon<br />
Trail is widely recognized as the premier OHV route in the United States and has been<br />
called the “crown jewel of all off-highway trails.”<br />
OHV grant funding has allowed the County to perform substantial soil conservation efforts<br />
and route delineation that have been successful in sustaining access to the Rubicon Trail<br />
while improving the surrounding natural and cultural resources. Trail assessments are<br />
routinely conducted by County staff and the results are posted for public review on the<br />
County website.<br />
Resolution of Conflicts of Use<br />
The population of California has nearly doubled since the OHMVR Program was created<br />
in 1971. Today, more and more people are heading to rural areas in search of OHV<br />
recreational opportunities. At the same time, areas traditionally available for OHV recreation<br />
have been shrinking due to reallocation of land uses as people relocate from urban<br />
communities, and land management agencies embark upon the designation of motorized<br />
routes. This is creating a situation where competition for resources leads to land use<br />
conflicts. Detailed information on the OHMVR Division’s efforts to reduce these land use<br />
conflicts can be found under Report Requirement 5.<br />
Through OHMVR Division programs, recreational conflicts of use are analyzed, and to the<br />
extent possible, resolved.<br />
2017 Program Report 123
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