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Hollister Hills SVRA Partnerships
Hollister Hills SVRA works closely with the
Hollister Hills Off-Road Association (HHORA),
which is a contracted cooperating association.
HHORA Board members along with other
State Park volunteers put on several events
annually to provide funding to enhance the
interpretive education programs in the park.
Jeremy Simmons, Recycling and Resource
Recovery Coordinator for San Benito County,
approached HHORA to ask for assistance in
the implementation and distribution of oil spill
Oil Spill Kit assembly
kits to the 4x4 user groups in the park. Mr.
Simmons received a grant from Cal-Recycles’ Oil
Payment Program to purchase the materials for the kits. A disposal receptacle was placed in
the 4x4 area of the park and all waste collected will be picked up with monies from the grant.
Response from the initial distribution of the kits has been very positive and users now carry
these kits in their vehicles. This is a great partnership and another ‘green step’ in reducing oil
hazards in the park. HHORA members, volunteers from San Benito County and Hollister Hills
staff all worked together to assemble over 2,500 spill kits.
HHORA also provides free training for beginner riders through the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation ® (MSF). Students learn to safely operate their vehicles as well as Tread Lightly! ®
principles and the legal requirements to ride in the SVRAs (e.g., Red and Green Sticker
Registration, spark arrestors, and meeting sound testing standards).
MSF provides State Park volunteers and HHORA Board members with instructor training so
they can offer these classes to off-road motorcycle riders at Hollister Hills SVRA.
MSF Instructor Class
MSF instructor with student on the training pad
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