NOHVCC is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to put on an OHV Recreation Management Workshop in the Bluff Country. 

When: June 9 - June 11, 2011

Check-in and breakfast begins at 7am each day.

Sessions run until 5pm each day.

Where: Houston, MN Community Center
109 W Maple Street
Houston, MN

Online Registration is Available

Register!  

Register for the workshop now using ticketleap.  If you are unable to pay for your registration with a credit card, please contact our office at trailhead@nohvcc.org or call us at 800.348.6487.

The cost of the workshop is $50 for all three days or $20 for Saturday only; plus a small processing fee.  The price includes: workshop handouts, continental breakfasts, lunches, and snacks.  Dinners will be on your own.

Workshop Details

You may download the complete agenda. 

The workshop objectives are:

• To define Minnesota public land management, public recreation, and OHV recreation stakeholder issues
• To share the current status of state and local planning efforts
• To build a better understanding of laws and regulations governing the use of OHVs
• To improve education information and the distribution of educational materials to the OHV public
• To improve the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and adaptive management of sustainable OHV facilities, areas, trail, and trail systems in order to:
  • Minimize impacts to natural and cultural resources
  • Reduce conflict between recreation and other public land stakeholders
  • Better meet the needs and desires of the OHV recreation public
• To improve working relationships between local and state land management agencies and the OHV community

The first day of the workshop will consist of a classroom session including topics such as:

• OHV demographics, riders' needs and desires
• Potential resource concerns for OHV trails
• Basic trail planning concepts
• Trail system planning
• and more

The second day will be a field day in which participants will walk potential trail areas with experts.  During the day we will address topics such as: environmental concerns, trailhead planning, sound control, signing and maps, access control, maintenance, enforcement, etc. 

We will also get a demonstration of the DNR ATV simulator, the Coalition of Recreational Trail Users (CRTU) educational trailer; plus an update on the Trail Ambassador program.

The third and final day will again be in the classroom. The sessions will include:

• Signing, mapping, and GPS
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Education resources
• Education and Enforcement
• The MN Grant in Aid program
• Others

Lodging Information 

The south eastern bluff country is a great place to visit.  There is a choice of hotels as well as bed and breakfasts.  So that you may choose the type of lodging you prefer, we have provided a list of lodging in the area for your convenience.  You will need to make your own reservations.

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