For Immediate Release

Contact: Linda Stamer

Date:      January 8, 2018

Southern California Mountains Foundation Seeks Public Input on

OHV State Grants

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., January 8, 2018 –The Southern California Mountains Foundation will be seeking public input for their upcoming State of California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division (OHMVRD) grants that will be submitted on March 5, 2018.

California state regulations require public input prior to the preliminary application deadline for this fund allocation process. These grants support Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) education and safety activities on the San Bernardino National Forest.

The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, the San Bernardino National Forest, and the Southern California Mountains Foundation have maintained a successful partnership for more than 15 years and have granted the Foundation funding to produce quality safety and education programs and to complete several successful restoration projects. 

We are encouraging the public to provide suggestions for grants that will improve our safety and education program. Public meetings will be held on the following dates and locations:

January 10, 2018 7:00 to 9:00pm

Sizzler

1461 Rimpau Ave.

Corona, CA 92879

February 1, 2018 6:00 to 8:00pm                

San Bernardino National Forest Supervisor’s Office 

602 S. Tippecanoe Ave. San Bernardino, CA  92408

February 14, 2018 7:00 to 9:00pm

Sizzler

1461 Rimpau Ave.

Corona, CA 92879

If you are unable to attend the meetings, or have any questions, the Southern California Mountains Foundation would like to receive your input to our propoased application.  The preference for receiving comments is by email. Please send comments to:   by February 16, 2018 with the words “OHV Grant Comments” in the subject line. If you are unable to send comments electronically, you may send them to the following address:

OHV Grant Comments
Linda Stamer
Big Bear Discovery Center
P.O. Box 69
Fawnskin, CA 92333

If you have questions about this application, please write or call Linda Stamer at

909-382-2738 or

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About the Southern California Mountains Foundation:

The Southern California Mountains Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that believes connecting communities to its public lands is the key to their survival.  They mobilize individuals to inspire and engage in environmental citizenship.  The Mountains Foundation achieves its mission by raising money, organizing critical volunteer resources, and creating and managing programs focused on health, stewardship and sustainability of our Southern California mountains and urban “forests”.   Visit www.MountainsFoundation.org