NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Don Amador, President
Phone: 925.783.1834
Email: damador@pwora.org
Date: 10/21/2019
YAMAHA AWARDS
$15,000 DOLLAR GRANT TO THE POST WILDFIRE OHV RECOVERY ALLIANCE
OAKLEY, CA – Oct. 21 – The Post Wildfire OHV Recovery
Alliance (PWORA) is pleased to announce it has received a Yamaha Outdoor Access
Initiative (OAI) grant of $15,000 dollars to purchase and outfit a post natural
disaster Rapid Response Trailer. The
grant was awarded as part of Yamaha’s OAI to promote responsible riding and
sustainable management practices at OHV recreation areas.
The grant will be used to purchase an enclosed cargo
trailer approximately 8 feet by 20 feet and to help outfit the trailer with
supplies, tools, and equipment for volunteer work efforts.
Don Amador, President/CEO of the Post Wildfire OHV
Recovery Alliance, states, “It is truly an honor to have been selected by the
Yamaha OAI to receive fiscal support for the purchase of our rapid response
trailer. This grant will allow PWORA to
deliver important post fire recovery assets to public land recreation areas
that have been damaged by intense wildfires or other natural disasters so that
access can be restored in a timely manner.”
The primary objectives of this project are to provide a
rapid response volunteer labor pool to respond to OHV areas devastated by
wildfires, assist US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management with skilled
volunteer labor to help quickly restore and reopen OHV areas devastated by
wildfires, and support OHV recreation along with all forms of Outdoor
recreation on public lands through volunteer labor efforts.
”This project on the Mendocino National Forest is an excellent example of how local land
managers and stewardship groups can deploy Yamaha OAI funds to help solve
critical access challenges to public land,” said Steve Nessl Yamaha’s motorsports marketing manager. “Our support of the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery
Alliance ensures resources are available to assess trail damage and put a plan
in place to restore them for public recreation.”
For more information about Yamaha’s Outdoor Access
Initiative, go to:
PWORA is a national non-profit organization founded to
protect and restore sustainable OHV recreation from the devastating effects of intense wildfires and
other natural disasters. PWORA will collaborate with a diverse array of
multi-interest strategic partners to mobilize volunteers and deploy resources
to mitigate post-disaster impacts to recreation areas. For more information on PWORA please visit
our website: www.pwora.org
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