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PCT. From 2011-2014, the OHMVR Division held meetings with representatives from Kern
County, BLM, USFS, the Pacific Crest Trail Association, the Los Angeles Department of
Water and Power (LADWP), the Kern Recreational Landowners Association, Community
ORV Watch, and Friends of Jawbone. The meetings resulted in a decision to install
informational kiosks that clearly show areas where OHV riding is prohibited and guides
riders to legal riding areas.
The OHMVR Division statewide OHV law enforcement program funded the kiosk project.
Kiosk structures were installed at four locations since 2014 near the PCT and the LADWP
aqueduct. In 2016, OHMVR Division staff and a private landowner visited key access
sites for installation of OHV educational kiosks on its property in relation to the PCT. An
informational kiosk will be installed near the Flume Crossing approximately 1.5 miles west
of the 172nd Street kiosk. Two additional kiosk sites are currently being considered.
Hungry Valley SVRA Visitor Services Program
Law enforcement staff at Hungry Valley SVRA consists of six rangers and one supervising
ranger. The rangers patrol the park using four-wheel drive vehicles, recreational off-highway
vehicles (ROVs), and dirt bikes. Rangers at Hungry Valley SVRA provide visitor services,
patrol the park, enforce laws, and provide medical assistance if needed.
Hungry Valley SVRA Medical Emergency
Technician Team
Rangers are trained as first responders in
emergency medical response and emergency
medical technician skills. They respond to injured
visitors at the park by providing basic life support
and treating a wide range of traumatic injuries.
Rangers respond to over 100 calls for assistance
each year. Most injuries are minor; however, some
require transport to the local hospital by ambulance
or in cases that are more critical, by helicopter.
Rangers work with local agencies and provide
backup as necessary. Los Padres National Forest,
adjacent to Hungry Valley SVRA, has off-highway
trails, several of which connect to Sterling Canyon
in the SVRA. Rangers assist the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office on numerous search and
rescue operations in the National Forest.
In 2016, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office assisted Hungry Valley SVRA staff to eradicate
an illegal marijuana cultivation site near the Tataviam Trail. One suspect was arrested and
8,000 plants eradicated. Rangers collaborate with both Los Angeles and Kern Counties to
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