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drive enthusiasts watched in awe as these vehicles easily climbed obstacles that
challenge recreational OHVs. The Twin Cities District maintenance staff coordinated
the design and construction of the obstacles that included approximately 314 cubic
yards of concrete. The ability of these obstacles to hold up under heavy use like this
is an impressive testament to the skills of the Prairie City SVRA staff.
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Hungry Valley SVRA – State Park law enforcement staff work with local agencies
and provide backup as necessary. Adjacent to Hungry Valley SVRA is the Los
Padres National Forest, which has numerous off-highway trails, several that connect
to Sterling Canyon in Hungry Valley SVRA. Staff have joined the Ventura County
Sheriff’s Office on numerous search and rescue operations in the National Forest.
5.3 By 2014, improve and increase public involvement at the SVRAs.
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Clay Pit SVRA – Visitor Appreciation Days occur annually at the SVRAs. Park
admission is free during the event, which usually occurs over a weekend.
Visitor Appreciation Days are designed to highlight the variety of recreational
opportunities that are offered at each SVRA and are a large draw for existing
OHV enthusiasts and new visitors. At Clay Pit SVRA, attendees participated in
their 4x4s, rock crawlers, ATVs,
or motorcycles. Special guests
included representatives from the
Butte County Mayor’s office and the
Oroville City Chamber of Commerce.
Dealers set up booths to display
new vehicles and gear while Cal Fire
had an engine on display and Butte
County landed their helicopter at the
event. Visitor Appreciation Days give
SVRAs opportunities to establish new
relationships with local user groups, inform people about projects and activities,
and promote responsible recreation, safety education, and wildlife conservation
messaging.
Clay Pit SVRA Visitor Appreciation Day
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Hollister Hills SVRA hosts clean-up events where volunteers help pick up trash and
help with trail restoration. In the park’s annual “Clean Wheeling” volunteer project,
participants venture to the Upper Ranch portion of the park to go four wheeling
and pick up trash along the way. Volunteers are supplied with garbage bags,
latex gloves, and a trash pickup stick. Each year a significant amount of trash is
removed from the park and disposed of properly. In 2016, volunteers cleared brush
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