IN
THE
WIND
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Oceano Dunes
SVRA Shrinking
T
he Air Pollution Control District
decided to close 48 acres of the
Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Rec-
reation Area to campers and off-road
enthusiasts. The four-dune area is
scheduled to close in January.
District officials said the decision was
made in an effort to reduce air pollu-
tion. California State Parks has pledged
to reduce air pollution in the area by
50 percent by 2023. Fencing eventu-
ally will be used to restrict access to
the area. But signs will be used until
approval for the fence is obtained from
the California Coastal Commission. The
closing means 50 percent less beach-
side camping. CN
The Oceano
Dunes State
Vehicular
Recreation Area
near San Luis
Obispo, California,
just got a little
smaller.
Pritchard Named
Chief Executive
Officer and President
E
rik Pritchard assumed the role of chief executive
officer and president of the Motorcycle Indus-
try Council, Specialty Vehicle Institute of America,
Motorcycle Safety Foundation and Recreational Off-
Highway Vehicle Association of America.
Pritchard joined the associations as general coun-
sel in March 2014 following more than a decade of
supporting the associations as outside counsel on a
variety of litigation and non-litigation matters. He was
named president of SVIA and ROHVA in 2017.
One initiative Pritchard will oversee is the long-
term, industry-wide effort led by the MIC to boost
motorcycle ridership—more riders, riding more. De-
tails about the plan were announced November 21 at
the annual MIC Communications Symposium in Long
Beach, California. CN
