What's New in the ASA
October, 2008
This year’s car was donated by Melissa and Allan Nimmo owners of Extreme Performance of San Bernardino, CA. This is their second time to provide a raffle car. For more info click on this link. http://www.americansandassociation.org/pages.php?pageid=7
Please pay special attention to all the businesses that donate parts and services to this most vital project. They support us - please support them whenever you can.CLICK HERE to get your raffle tickets.
Mike Wallace, ASA Golf Director is exploring the addition of a tournament to be held in Phoenix in addition to the California event. Please contact Mike Wallace at asagolf@sbcglobal.net if you can help with an Arizona tournament. Watch for future announcements.
'Foddrill Motorsports Grand Opening
ASA was invited to participate in this event which grossed over $3,500. Signed up several new members and sold 58 Raffle Car tickets. Sold 21 ISDRA season permits. Thanks to Gary and Irma Johnson family for their continued volunteer support.
The 2007 Off-Road Expo presented by Toyota, the nation's largest off-road consumer products show series, was held at the Pomona Fairplex on October 6-7. The ASA team of volunteers was on hand in our booth to inform and unite off road enthusiasts. They sold t-shirts and hats, 34 ISDRA Camping permits, signed up 83 new members and sold 83 raffle tickets for the new Extreme Performance Eco II sand car. Jon Pergl led an outstanding team of volunteers that consisted of Jerry Canning, Jim Colln Chuck Moore and Carolyn and Patty Pergl manning the booth for this show. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the ASA and these people are fine examples of ASA members who actively take part in ASA activities. Thank you all for your dedication and a job well done.
Pound Sand - Oct 13th &14th - Orangewood RV
11449 W Bell Road Surprise, AZ.
7th Annual Glamis Poker Run - Nov 3rd - Boardmanville 9 am
Mini Cleanup - Nov 10th – Olds Hill
Arizona Sand Expo – Dec 7-9th – AZ State Fairgrounds
Mini Cleanup – Dec 1st –Olds Hill & Dunebuggy Flats
The next Open Board meeting will be held on March 22, 2008. It hosted by Bill, Justin and Brandon Schueler, owners of Jagged Extreme and the sponsor of the “Rhino Crash” event at the dunes. The program will include a Dune Info Meeting with speakers from the land manager and law enforcement agencies. Watch for more info; this will be a fun time; a “Rhino Crash” at the Jagged Extreme north Phoenix shop.
Buy Your ISDRA Permits Through ASA
Help yourself and ASA by purchasing your permits via the ASA website. ASA makes 10% and you have your permit in hand when you hit the sand. Click Here --- to buy your pass http://www.americansandassociation.org/product.php?productid=16180
Jerry R Seaver Award
The 2007 winner of the JRS Volunteer Service award was SSSS Chairman Brian Trapp. Brian has been the lead person for all of ASA’s SSSS activities for the past 5 years. Without his help the ASA would not be able to pull off this very important fund raising and membership event.
2007 SSSS ASA Raffle Winners
DeJong Sand Car------Robert and Susan Hairrel of Oklahoma
Pace Trailer----Larry and Roberta Garcia of Norwalk, CA
Enrique Flores of San Diego won the Redcat MPX-110 donated by Joe Fab of Sand Limo and Dan Davenport of D&D Motorsports. Enrique has promised the quad to his granddaughter.
Congratulations to all the winners and also a sincere thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket and supported the ASA in the fight for our sand dunes.
The 2007 Sand Sports Super Show was a huge success for the ASA. This year we were in a different location (under shade trees) and had a different setup than in the past years. Merchandise sales were slow but we signed up 1,500 new members, 13 business sponsors and sold over 1,000 Dune permits (which brought in $9,000+). Thank you to all who purchased their permit at the booth. We lacked volunteers on Saturday & Sunday but the board of directors & Jerry Seaver stepped in and helped provide the additional manpower that was needed. Please mark your calendar for next year’s Sand Sports Super Show and volunteer 2 hours—you ask what will my 2 hours do; it will allow those volunteers who are there all 3 days to take a well deserved break and see the show.
ADSB - Andrews Dune Scarab Beetle
AMA - Adaptive Management Area
ARA = Arizona Public Records Act
ASMAP - Peirson's Milk Vetch (technical)
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
BLM ECFO - BLM El Centro Field Office
BO - Biological Opinion
BOD - Board of Directors
CA PRA = California Public Records Act
CBD - Center for Biological Diversity
CCC - California Coastal Commission
CDCA - California Desert Conservation Area
CDPA - California Desert Protection Act
CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act
CNPS - California Native Plant Society
CORVA - California Off Road Vehicle Association
CVC - California Vehicle Code
DOJ - Department of Justice
DOI - Department of the Interior
EIR - Environmental Impact Report
EIS - Environmental Impact Study
ESA - Endangered Species Act
FLPMA - Federal Land Policy & Management Act
FOIA - Freedom of Information Act
FoOD - Friends of Oceano Dunes (Pismo)
FoDD - Friends of Dumont Dunes
ICBoS - Imperial County Board of Supervisors
SDCSO - San Diego County Sheriff's Office
FTHL - Flat Tail Horned Lizard
FWS - See USFWS
GOL - GlamisOnLine.org
IC - Incident Command
ICSO - Imperial County Sheriff Office
ISDRA - Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
LEO - Law Enforcement Officer
MA - Management Area
NECO - North Eastern Colorado Desert Plan
NEPA - National Environmental Policy Act
NEQA = National Environmental Quality Act
ODSVRA - Oceano Dunes State Vehicle Recreation Area
OHMVR - Off Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation
OHV - Off Highway Vehicle
OHVEST - Off Highway Vehicle Enforcement Safety Team
ORBA - Off Road Business Association
ORV = Off Road Vehicle
PA - Planning Area
PH SO - Sand food
PMV - Peirson's Milk Vetch
RAMP - Recreation Area Management Plan
ROD - Record of Decision
SDORC - San Diego Off-Road Coalition
SSSS - Sand Sports Super Show
SVRA - State Vehicle Recreation Area
TRT - Technical Review Team
UA - Unlawful Assembly
UDG - United Desert Gateway communities (local to ISDRA)
USFWS - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WECO - Western Colorado Desert Plan
WSA - Wilderness Study Area