Burma ATV trails to close during hunting seasons

The Burma ATV trails in Marathon County will be closed from Monday, October 1 through Friday, November 30 due to the fall hunting seasons.

These trails will reopen to ATVs on Saturday, December 1.

For more information, contact the Wausau and Marathon County Park Department at 715-261-1550.


http://www.wisconsinoutdoorfun.com/article/20120928/WOF01/120928023/Burma-ATV-trails-close-during-hunting-seasons?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Vilas County Outdoor Recreation Plan Survey

Vilas County

Outdoor Recreation Plan

2014-2019

Vilas County Forestry, Recreation, & Land Department is working with North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission to update its Outdoor Recreation Plan for 2014-2019.

The new five-year outdoor recreation plan will be used to identify new projects for development, as well as which local government parks, county parks, or county forest segments need to add additional recreation facilities (like trails, buildings, boat landings, or camp sites).  The plan enables Vilas County Forestry Department, and all municipalities within the county, to be eligible for competitive federal and state outdoor recreation grant money. Non-profit conservation organizations (NCOs) are eligible to participate in the Knowles–Nelson Stewardship Program too. NCOs may adopt or carry out recommendations from this county outdoor recreation plan or use their land management plans that are required for participation in the stewardship programs.

This plan assesses the existing recreation system in Vilas County, identifies recreation needs based upon public input and recreation standards, sets forth goals and objectives to be used as guidelines in formulating outdoor recreation improvements, and establishes recommendations for improving the recreation system over the next five years. Submission of this report to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources establishes eligibility for the County and local governments to apply for a variety of Federal and State Aids. Non-profit groups, foundations, and the general public may also use this document to coordinate their own private efforts for developing outdoor recreation facilities.

Outdoor Recreation Survey

Click here to take survey

Survey available through Sept. 28, 2012.

General planning timeline:

A summary of the survey results will be posted here by Thanksgiving.

Plan development will occur over winter.

Goals & objectives developed in early 2013.

Draft plan available for public review by July 2013.

Club Car Recalls Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12748.html

Recall Alert

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Communications

Washington, D.C.

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September 19, 2012 Alert #12-748

Club Car Recalls Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Golf cars and utility vehicles

Units: About 4,000

Importer: Club Car LLC, of Augusta, Ga.

Hazard: The fuel tank filler neck can crack and allow fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Club Car has received 10 reports of incidents involving fuel tank filler necks cracking. No injuries or fires have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the following 2012 Club Car gasoline and diesel golf cars and utility vehicles. The model and serial numbers are located on a decal above the passenger’s side floor board. “Club Car” is printed on the front of the vehicles.

Model #	Serial Numbers
Café Express AF	1239-316392 to 1246-332503
Carryall/Turf 1 FG, HG	1239-316644 to 1246-332427
Carryall/Turf 2 EG, PG, RG	1239-316132 to 1246-332511
Carryall/Turf 6 JU, JV, NG	1239-316388 to 1245-332426
Carryall 232 Gas XL	1240-318876 to 1246-332164
Carryall/Turf 252 XG, ZG	1239-316002 to 1245-333097
Carryall 295/XRT 1550 CL, CM, RF, RJ, RY, TR, TT	1240-318918 to 1246-332838
Carryall 295 SE/XRT 1550 SE CC	1244-328456 to 1246-33429
DS Gas Golf Car AG	1239-316192 to 1246-333221
Precedent Gas CR, PR, PT, PY, 1E, 1G, 1X	1239-316628 to 1247-334839
Precedent 4 Pass Gas PF, PW	1239-316811 to 1246-333096
Transporter 4 JT	1240-319376 to 1245-331978
Transporter 6 JQ	1240-321030 to 1243-326719
Villager 4 Gas TG	1242-325492 to 1246-333015
Villager 6 KG	1235-305704 to 1246-332456
Villager 8 MG	1239-318011 to 1246-332616
XRT 800 Gas HJ, XJ	1239-318111 to 1246-333316
XRT 900 AE	1243-326280 to 1245-331977
XRT 950 CT, CU, CV, KR, KS, KT, KY	1244-330247 to 1246-332929

Sold at: Authorized Club Car dealers nationwide from April 2012 through June 2012 for between $5,500 and $17,700.

Manufactured in: United States

Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled vehicles immediately and contact Club Car for a free replacement fuel tank. The firm is directly contacting consumers who purchased the vehicles.

Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Club Car at (800) 227-0739 ext. 3831 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the recall page on the firm’s website at www.clubcar.com and click on Safety Info.

Carryall 295/XRT 1550 CL, CM, RF, RJ, RY, TR, TT



Carryall 295 SE/XRT 1550 SE CC



Carryall 252/Turf 252 XG, ZG



XRT 800 Gas HJ, XJ



Precedent Gas CR, PR, PT, PY, 1E, 1G, 1X

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt to sell or resell this or any other recalled product.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, go online to: SaferProducts.gov, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing and speech impaired. Consumers can obtain this news release and product safety information at www.cpsc.gov. To join a free e-mail subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.

Price County Opens New Trail

The Price County Forestry & Parks Department has opened up a portion of Solberg Lake County Park & Campground to ATV and UTV riders. Campers can access routes that lead to trails directly from their campsite. Campsites 1-16 and 37-60  are open to ATV and UTV enthusiasts. Some of the features at the campground include: RVs up to 45+ feet; electrical hookup; dump station; flush toilet/shower buildings (accessible Memorial Day weekend thru the last weekend in September; faucet & drinking fountain (mid-April thru mid- to late-October); beach; fishing pier; boat landing; and boat dock.

Kathy
Price County Tourism Department
126 Cherry Street, Room 9
Phillips, WI 54555
715-339-4505
715-339-3089 (fax)
www.pricecountywi.net

6th Annual Red Arrow ATV/UTV Parade & Corn Roast was Huge Success

John Brantmeier, President
jbrantmeier@athenet.net
17643 Bennett Lane                  
Townsend, Wi 54175
cell: 920-540-5948

For Immediate Release

6th Annual Red Arrow ATV/UTV Parade & Corn Roast was Huge Success

Saturday of Labor Day weekend was a great day in Townsend!  At 10:30 about 135 ATVs & UTVs let by Parade Marshall Annetta Janda lined up at Townsend Shell to parade north. Their destination was Barb’s Valley Inn to kick off the 6th Annual ATV/UTV Parade & Corn Roast sponsored by Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club and Barb's Valley Inn.  The warm sunny day was ideal for a large turnout of machines and the Oconto County ATV/UTV Parade record was again broken.

The huge crowd spent a warm, sunny early fall afternoon under a huge white tent enjoying raffles, DJ music and lots of good food and corn. Just after 6PM the raffles were concluded and winners were drawn for the main raffle prizes and an autographed football donated by the Green Bay Packers. The winner of the 50” Flat Screen TV from Forest TV in Lakewood was Matt Lasecki of Mountain, the $250.00 gas prize from Townsend Shell was won by Carl Vanderveren of Townsend and the gun from Pintsch’s Hardware was won by Don Johnson.  The $50.00 gift certificates from Lakewood Super Valu, Sunset Resort and Mikes Supermarket were won by Fred Paulus, Dave Pitterle, John O’Reilly, Paul Crowe, Amanda Diedrick and Gene Dunsirn. The four $25.00 gas cards from Townsend Shell went to Stan Sefcik, Jax Kordus, Red Klingman and “Kurt” of area code 262. Finally, the lucky winner of the autographed Packer football was Jeff Jesinski of Milwaukee.

After the raffle drawings were concluded Little Vito and the Torpedoes took to the stage at 7PM for an evening of live entertainment featuring great rock and roll from the 1950’s to the present. They were back at the event for the 2nd straight year and again “rocked the house” all night long.

 

Club President John Brantmeier wants to express a great big thank you to all those who attended as well as club members and friends who worked so hard to make this a successful event.  Also thanks to Rob & Kim Seebers of Townsend Shell for organizing the parade, to Johnsonville Sausage for the meat donations, the Townsend Police Department and the Townsend Flowage Association.

Jim & Barb Majestic, owners of Barb’s Valley Inn again went over the top to provide a great venue. Red Arrow cannot thank them enough for their support of this event and their yearlong support of the club. Look for the bar/restaurant with the snowmobile (and now ATV) on the roof just north of Townsend.    A very nice event profit will help the Red Arrow Snowmobile ATV Club maintain their record of having some of the finest snowmobile and ATV/UTV trails in this part of the state. 

 Check www.redarrowtownsend.com for up to date club and trail  information.

WI Land Protected Under Conservation Deal

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/local/168280866.html

(Northland's NewsCenter) --- The first phase of Wisconsin's largest land conservation deal has been finalized and 70 square miles of undeveloped forest is now protected.

According to our partners at the Duluth News Tribune, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources now holds conservation easements on the forest land in Douglas, Bayfield, Burnett and Washburn counties.

The Conservation Fund prompted the $11.3 million deal.

The area is now called the Brule-St. Croix Legacy Forest and includes access to 39 miles of hiking, skiing, biking, snowmobile and ATV trails.

It includes 75 small lakes and ponds and 14 miles of streams.

The second phase is proposed for 2014 and will include more than 22,600 acres for about $6 million.

Once complete, the conservation easment is expected to cost more than $17 million and will protect more than 67,000 acres of land.

Jennifer Walch

Warden Wire: Wardens assist in federal takedown of illegal marijuana grow in nat'l forest

The conservation wardens of the Wis. Department of Natural Resources' Bureau of Law Enforcement were among the roughly 200 federal, state, tribal and local officers who assisted in the federal raid of an illegal marijuana grow in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Oconto County. The criminal complaint filed with the U.S. District Court - Eastern District shows the case began from a citizen tip to a Wisconsin conservation warden. The case was announced today at a news conference in Oconto.

“Wisconsin is part of a growing and disturbing national trend,” Wisconsin DNR Chief Conservation Warden Randy Stark says. “In recent years, state, federal and local authorities have dealt with carefully hidden and highly sophisticated marijuana grow operations that have disrupted the landscape in many ways and left a pricey mess to clean.” Stark says the drug areas have grown along with the threat of potential danger to the public as grow workers often are armed to protect what is a valuable commodity on the drug market. “This is why we all have to work together – the public and the authorities – to watch for these operations and to spread the word that this type of illegal and damaging grows on the public’s land will not be tolerated.”

Read Fox 11's story about the news conference and read the criminal complaint:
http://www.fox11online.com/dpp/news/local/north_counties/officials-announce-large-scale-marijuana-bust-in-chequamegon-nicolet-national-forest-aug-29-2012
http://media2.fox11online.com/pdfs/Oconto-Co-Marijuana-Grow-Complaint-8-29-12.pdf