NEWS RELEASE - POST WILDFIRE OHV RECOVERY ALLIANCE (PWORA) ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT/CEO

Ted Cabral at BLM's South Cow Mountain OHV Recreation Area

NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contact: Ted Cabral

Email: tedcabral@gmail.com

Date: 11/14/2022

  

POST WILDFIRE OHV RECOVERY ALLIANCE (PWORA) ELECTS NEW PRESIDENT/CEO

  

COTTONWOOD, CA (Nov. 14) - The Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance (PWORA) board elected Ted Cabral as the organization’s new President and CEO. The vote was taken at the 2022 Board Meeting held on November 10 in Cottonwood, CA.

 

Ted Cabral will replace Don Amador who served from 2018 to 2022 as the organization’s first president who stepped down from his current position but will, however, remain on the board.

 

Don Amador, past president of PWORA, states, “I am proud of what PWORA has accomplished over the last 4 years where it collaborated with a diverse array of multi-interest strategic partners to mobilize volunteers and deploy resources on projects to mitigate post-disaster impacts to recreation areas on public lands managed by the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in California.”

 

“PWORA’s significant achievements since the organization’s founding include signing a Master Participating Agreement (MPA) with the USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region (R5) located in Vallejo, California, completion of numerous volunteer and contract post fire recovery projects, and successful fundraising efforts,” Amador continues.

 

“I know the organization under Ted’s leadership with continue to build capacity to help our agency partners plan for and implement important post wildfire recovery projects,” Amador concludes. 

 

Ted Cabral, former three term commissioner for the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division of California State Parks, has a long track record of collaboration with the government agencies that manage OHV recreation on public lands in California. “I am looking forward to building on the incredible foundation that Don and the PWORA board of directors have built.” Cabral stated. “My vision is to build our alliance by developing deep ties with local clubs and volunteer organizations. Those organizations would be able to leverage our relationship to streamline their volunteer efforts by taking advantage of PWORA’s MPA to better support the Forest Service and other agencies during recovery operations.”

 

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Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance (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 collaborates with a diverse array of multi-interest strategic partners to mobilize volunteers and deploy resources to mitigate post-disaster impacts to recreation areas 

THANK YOU for Supporting Del Albright's Facebook Fundraiser for PWORA

THANK YOU - A big thanks to all of you who donated to Del Albright’s Birthday FB Fundraiser for PWORA!  PWORA received a $372.00 check from the Network for Good.  This is the organization that manages the charity fundraisers on FB.

PWORA Board Member and Volunteer Lead, Del Albright,

This is PWORA’s first FB fundraiser and it marks another milestone in our history as we continue to get agency agreements finalized and official training modules launched.

PWORA is also a registered charity at Amazon Smiles so feel free to list us as your charity of choice when you make Amazon purchases.

For those who want to make a tax-deductible online donation to help cover our ongoing start-up costs for insurance, communications, etc. you can donate at the PWORA website listed below:

PWORA Website

www.pwora.org

PWORA looks forward to working with our agency and non-agency partners and volunteers as we help recover and reopen recreation areas damaged by wildfires.

Sincerely,

Don Amador, President/CEO

Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance

Email: Damador@pwora.org

Website: www.pwora.org

COW MOUNTAIN REOPENING CELEBRATION HIGHLIGHTS PRIVATE/PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP

Matt Mattison, 707 Trail Riders Founder, Speaks to Celebration Attendees

BLM Cow Mountain OHV Area - Ukiah Field Office

Over 60 trail volunteers, outdoor recreation enthusiasts, non-profit representatives, and agency leads participated in a public event to celebrate the timely reopening of the BLM’s Cow Mountain OHV Recreation Area on June 3, 2019. The event was held on July 27, 2019 at the Red Mountain Campground and Staging Area and was hosted by the 707 Trail Riders.

June 3, 2019 Official Reopening of Cow Mountain OHV Area

The free event was open to the general public and featured a number of post-wildfire recovery and trail education booths where attendees could visit with organization representatives and agency recreation leads from the BLM’s Ukiah Field Office and California State Office.

Visitors were also treated to a gourmet BBQ with all the fixings.  The celebratory feast was made possible by generous donations from the 707 Trail Riders, club partners, powersports dealerships, OHV aftermarket companies, and local businesses.

BLM Recreation Leads Sign in Volunteers for June 2019 Work Party

The grand finale was a free raffle where participates won some highly sought after prizes that were donated by a long list of OHV industry sponsors who wanted to express their gratitude to all those who volunteered their time on the post River Fire recovery efforts.

Don Amador, President of the Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance, states, “I believe the OHV community, agency, and partners have reason to celebrate the June 3, 2019 reopening of the Cow Mountain OHV Area after many months of post River Fire recovery efforts which included numerous meetings and work parties.”

Volunteers Install New Route Markers

“This celebration honors that substantive private/public collaboration and highlights the important role that clubs, volunteers, non-profits, grant partners, and federal disaster relief aid had in the delivery and implementation of post-fire mitigation efforts,” Amador continues.

Some of those post fire recovery efforts at Cow Mountain include the following:  installing trail delineators or barriers, replacing travel management or resource protection signs, cleaning or replacing culverts, repair/replace damaged campground infrastructure, recon/report damage to routes, bucking trees off of trails, felling hazard trees, brushing routes, repairing damage to trails from dozer lines or heavy water flows, and being a support for the local communities and agency staff impacted by catastrophic wildfires or other natural disasters.

“The OHV community can be proud of their response to the River Fire here at Cow Mountain.  It serves as an outstanding template for recovering OHV recreation areas damaged by intense wildfires,” Amador concludes.

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 Post Wildfire OHV Recovery Alliance (PWORA) is a national 501 (c) (3) 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.  You may contact PWORA president, Don Amador via email at: damador@pwora.org