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OHV program to hire seasonal counter reader, launch safety trainings and public-education campaign
Summary
OHV Program Manager Wade Allinson reported hiring a seasonal worker to read trail counters on the Paiute ATV Trail, a mechanized trail crew based in Richfield to repair fire-damaged trails, new safety training courses (including free helmets in Carbon County), a chainsaw certification class, and an educational campaign aimed at unregistered e-motorcycles.
Wade Allinson, OHV Program Manager, briefed the council on operational steps the program will take this season. He said the program plans to hire a seasonal worker assigned to Fish Lake to read trail counters along the Paiute ATV Trail and will base a mechanized trail crew in Richfield to repair fire‑damaged trails on Monroe Mountain, the Arapene system and Paiute systems.
Allinson described development of in‑person side‑by‑side and motorcycle safety training courses; a live course in Carbon County will provide full‑face helmets to participants. He said the Division is coordinating a 20‑person U.S. Forest Service chainsaw certification class (Class A Bucking Certification) for local clubs. Allinson also announced a public education campaign launching in March and April to clarify that unregistered e‑motorcycles, such as Sur‑rons, are subject to OHV laws even when operated on some paved surfaces.
The program updates were presented as operational items rather than formal actions; the council did not vote on program hires or training schedules at this meeting.
