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NOHVCC Youth Scholarship Program Announced
A two-fold plan
of interaction and education
The National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation
Council recently started a new program working
with youth service and conservation corps. In
addition, young men and women who are interested
in a career in OHV recreation management have a
new opportunity to further their education.
"The idea behind this new program is
twofold," explains the NOHVCC Executive Director
Russ Ehnes. "It gives the youth of our country
an opportunity to learn about, and perhaps find
a career in, OHV recreation. On the other hand
the program helps get the word out to OHV land
managers and clubs that there is this huge,
primarily untapped resource that can be used to
help them build and maintain trail systems. If
the NOHVCC Youth Scholarship Program works as
planned, it will be win-win for everyone
involved."
At the forefront of the scholarship program
is a trip to the NOHVCC Annual Conference in
March for young adults (18-25) who have recently
participated in OHV recreation projects. For
2009, the first year of the scholarship, Eric
Hughes from the Western Colorado Conservation
Corps and Carith Kamermans and Kristen Courtney
from the Southwest Conservation Corps will be
attending the Conference in Houston and giving a
presentation on how youth corps and OHV
organizations and land managers can work
together. In 2009, their costs will be funded as
part of conference support from the Federal
Highway Administration's (FHWA) Recreational
Trails Program (RTP).
In addition when a young man or woman with
experience on OHV projects shows an interest in
pursuing a career in OHV management, the
scholarship program can provide the student with
tuition for on-line or on-campus Marshall
University (West Virginia) OHV Recreation
Management courses. The Nick J. Rahall II
Appalachian Transportation Institute and the
NOHVCC are currently sponsoring the Marshall
University scholarship.
Go to the
NOHVCC Youth Scholarship webpage for more
info.
About NOHVCC
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation
Council, as a national body of OHV recreation
enthusiasts, develops and provides a wide
spectrum of programs, materials and information,
or "tools", to individuals, clubs, associations
and agencies in order to further a positive
future for responsible OHV recreation.
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