The University of California McLaughlin Reserve Invites Public Comments on its OHV Grant Application for Restoration and Research at the Knoxville Recreation Area

The University of California McLaughlin Reserve is inviting public comments on its draft grant application to the State of California’s Off-Highway Motorized Vehicle Recreation Division (OHVMRD).  

The McLaughlin Reserve, in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office, the Blue Ridge-Berryessa Partnership, the East Lake Resource Conservation District, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, is proposing to restore areas within BLM’s Knoxville Recreation Area in Lake and Napa Counties that are currently closed to Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) access, but have been damaged by past or present OHV use.  

The three-year project will focus on weed control, planting native vegetation, and OHV barrier enhancement in sensitive habitats such as riparian corridors and serpentine grasslands.  

The preliminary application will be available on the OHMVRD’s Web site at http://www.ohv.parks.ca.gov/ for review and comment from Tuesday, March 4, 2014 through Monday, April 7, 2014.

The division’s Web site will provide detailed instructions for accessing the preliminary application and submitting comments.  

Please note that comments must be submitted via email to both the OHMVRD and the University of California McLaughlin Reserve.  

Comments to the McLaughlin Reserve should be submitted to Paul Aigner, Reserve Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Copies of the grant application are available starting March 4, 2014 at the McLaughlin Reserve Headquarters (26775 Morgan Valley Rd., Lower Lake, CA 95457).  

For more information, please contact Paul Aigner, Reserve Director, at 707-995-9005.

The OHVMR grants and cooperative agreements program supports well-managed off-highway vehicle recreation in California by providing financial assistance to cities, counties, districts, federal agencies, state agencies, educational institutions, federally recognized Native American Tribes and nonprofit entities.

Information on the grant program is available at www.ohv.parks.ca.gov .