Wildlands CPR - Missoula, Montana The explosion of offroad vehicles dirt bikes, ATVs, dune buggies, recreational activities on the public lands will be simply another form of http://www.wildlandscpr.org/orvs/
Extractions: The Road RIPorter An action-oriented quarterly journal designed to help citizens intelligently meet road and off-road vehicle challenges. Skidmarks Wildlands CPR's (usually biweekly e-mail newsletter reports on grassroots efforts to challenge roads and motorized recreation nationwide. Skid Marks shares instructive and precedent-setting successes and failures in the campaign to halt motorized abuse of wildland ecosystems. U.S. Magistrate Judge declares BLM has "failed to perform mandatory statutory duties." Read the entire court decision regarding the Ah-Nei Recreation Area, near Shepherd, Montana. (643 kb PDF) Posted March 19, 2004. Court Upholds Off-Road Vehicle Restrictions By Forest Service: But ATV Group Files Another Lawsuit October 25, 2002. About Wildlands CPR's Off-Road Vehicle Program About Wildlands CPR's Off-Road Vehicle Program The explosion of off-road vehicles dirt bikes, ATVs, dune buggies, snowmobiles, jet skis, etc. poses one of the fastest growing threats to our wildlands. Off-road vehicle use on most public lands is poorly managed, splintering the landscape into a web of trails and roads. The vehicles cause severe damage to wildlife habitat and ruin the quiet nature experience for others. Off-road vehicles cause erosion, contaminate waters, spread noxious weeds, and kill, harass, and stress wildlife. Like second-hand smoke, the machines satisfy riders but pollute the air, land, and water for the rest of us.
News Details All three offhighway vehicle (OHV) groups ATVs, dirt bikes and 4X4s went to better prepare our youth for their motorized recreational activities. http://www.mncenter.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=24&Profile_ID=306
Things To Do & See In Moab Utah this remote country and is the perfect compliment to other recreational activities . Marked route for dirt bikes through wonderful Red Rock Country. http://quintstar.com/see-moab.htm
Extractions: This national park features the greatest concentration of natural stone arches in the world. To date, over 2,000 arches have been found and roads and trails in the park lead to many of them. The park is open year-round, and a 21 mile paved road leads visitors to major points of interest like the Window Section, Balanced Rock, Park Avenue and Wolfe Ranch. A graded dirt road goes to Klondike Bluffs. Just off the main road, many short trails lead to dramatic arches, including a 3-mile round trip to famed Delicate Arch, the arch on the Utah Centennial license plate. Ranger-guided hikes are conducted through the Fiery Furnace section during the summer (fee required). Entrance fees are collected. The visitor center, located at the entrance to the park is open year-round. Located 25 miles south of I-70 just off U.S. 191 and 5 miles north of Moab. Dead Horse Point State Park Old-time cowboys using the point as a natural corral inadvertently left a band of horses trapped for so long they died of thirst on this almost isolated island-mesa. Dead Horse Point offers dramatic views of the La Sal Mountains, Canyonlands National Park and the Colorado River 2,000 feet below. A visitor center museum is located in the park. Fees are charged.
Who's Using Back Roads? -The Olympian Motorized activities include riding dirt bikes, snowmobiles, allterrain vehiclesand The other recreational activities include camping, sightseeing, http://www.theolympian.com/home/specialsections/Outdoors/20030117/9969.shtml
Extractions: var pageName="" var server="" var channel="" var pageType="" var pageValue="" var prop1="Outdoors" var prop2="" var prop3="Who's using back roads?" var prop4="" var prop5="" var prop6="news" var prop7="" var prop8="" var prop9="" var prop10="" var s_code=' ' The Olympian, Olympia Washington Friday, January 17, 2003 Error processing SSI file Originally published Friday, January 17, 2003 N.S. NOKKENTVED THE OLYMPIAN By the numbers Activities in which fuel was used on back roads and off roads: Motorized activity: 5 million gallons or 20 percent. Nonmotorized activities: 7.9 million gallons or 30.6 percent. Other uses: 12.7 million or 49.4 percent. Total: 25.7 million gallons. Activities reported by survey respondents: Hiking: 31.8 percent. ORV: 14.8 percent. Skiing: 10.9 percent. Biking: 8.4 percent. Equestrian: 4.8 percent. Snowmobile: 2.6 percent.
Vail Daily News For Vail And Beaver Creek Colorado - Mountain Biking Some tow trailers stuffed with dirt bikes and ATVs; others tote mountain bikes on doing among other recreational activities the Slick Rock trail. http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20050503/RECREATION04/50503006
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News Herald 9-23-01 Land access for offroad recreational vehicles - snowmobiles, dirt bikes, groups and some supporters of non-motorized recreational activities, http://www.northeasttrailriders.com/news/nh9-23-01.htm
Extractions: News-Herald Staff Writer September 23, 2001 The path jukes to the right, cutting between a thick oak and a large rock poking out of the ground, a geological crumb left over from the last ice age. Just past the rock, screened by some scrub brush and trees so it can't be seen until the last second, the path drops into a small stream bed and up the other bank. It keeps running up the side of the ravine, disappearing at the crest, like a roller coaster made out of dirt, roots and rocks. It's a shame no one can ride it. It's a shame it doesn't exist. Someday it might, if recreational vehicle riders are able to clear a path through state laws, rules and regulations. Land access for off-road recreational vehicles - snowmobiles, dirt bikes, ATVs - has come grudgingly in Ohio. Environmental group opposition, a lack of legal riding space and concerns over landowner liability have made it hard for riders to find fun and legal places to ride.
Nova Fuel Use Study Results Are In including dirt bikes, snowmobiles, ATVs and 4X4s. · 30% come from nonmotorizedtrail related 49% come from other recreational activities such as http://www.bchw.org/lnt/main/February Legislative THN.htm
Extractions: Nova Fuel Use Study Results are In! Herbert Research has released the draft of the NOVA Fuel Use Study.( for the full text you can visit the www.iac.wa.gov website) The results show that: 21% of NOVA revenues come from motorized use, including dirt bikes, snowmobiles, ATVs and 4X4s. 30% come from non-motorized trail related activities, including hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding and cross country skiing 49% come from other recreational activities such as camping, sightseeing, hunting berry-picking and fishing The final results of the study will be adopted by the Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation at their January 23 meeting. Historical Note: The NOVA plan sets policies to guide expenditures under Washington State Non-Hiway and Off Road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) Program. The NOVA plan provides funding to various local, state and federal agencies. Funds are used to plan, acquire and build and maintain facilities, and manage off road vehicles (ORV) and non-Hiway road recreational opportunities. The results of this new study will likely change the way the IAC distributes funds.
Welcome To The Maple Ridge Times Online - News dirt bikes ruin readied race trail. By Tom Barnes diverse site that hosts anumber of different recreational activities simultaneously on any given day. http://www.mrtimes.com/issues03/033203/news/033203nn2.html
Extractions: Site updated Monday, February 09, 2004 08:36 AM Search Site: Dirt bikes ruin readied race trail By Tom Barnes More than 100 hours of volunteer time has been ruined after dirt bikers trashed a trail on Blue Mountain that was being readied for a mountain bike race. "(The damage) tore berms apart and created big trenches. It is pretty much unridable and definitely not raceable," said Barry Lyster, owner of Crosstrails Adventures, a local business co-sponsoring the first Race the Ridge bike festival. The trail was to be used for the festival's featured downhill race. Lyster said signs informing riders the trail was being groomed for the race have been erected for several weeks, and the damage wasn't done until after those signs went up. "It wasn't one rider that didn't know what he was doing," Lyster said, adding race organizers have gone through all the proper regulatory channels and have applied to the B.C. Ministry of Forests for a permit to host the race.
Edwards Air Force Base - Boron Mine Reps Visit Edwards With Ten of these accidents involved dirt bikes or allterrain vehicles, said Hemmis . at work also applies in off-duty, weekend recreational activities. http://www.edwards.af.mil/archive/2003/2003-archive-boron_visit.html
Powersports Business while participating in legal transportation and recreational activities. United Motors of America, Inc. supplies ATVs, dirt bikes, street legal http://www.powersportsbusiness.com/output.cfm?id=924373
USA Travel Guide, Pacific Northwest - Washington State, Oregon recreational activities Hiking Olympic Peninsula, Coastal Islands and Offroading - beach buggies and dirt bikes on the extensive sand dunes of Oregon http://www.bugbog.com/english_speaking_countries/united_states/pacific_northwest
Media Center And they weren t created to be multiple use areas where dirt bikes race through Many recreational activities can be enjoyed in national parks without http://www.npca.org/media_center/testimonies/testimony072000.asp
Extractions: July 20, 2000 Mr. Chairman, members of the subcommittee, my name is Kevin Collins and I am a Legislative Representative for the National Parks Conservation Association. NPCA is America's only private, nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the National Park System. NPCA was founded in 1919 and today has more than 400,000 members. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on access to the National Park System. Even in the face of these extraordinary visitation numbers, however, the National Park Service does a masterful job of making sure that most of those people have a safe, enjoyable, educational, and often unforgettable experience in the parks. The Park Service does its best to accommodate the desires of as many visitors as possible. Occasionally, however, the desires of some visitors threaten to destroy the substance of the parks themselves or are in direct conflict with the desire of other visitors for high quality experience. In those cases, the Park Service steps in and restricts or prohibits certain activities. We should all be grateful for the diligence of the Park Service in trying to protect America's national parks so that what we enjoy today will be around for our children to enjoy tomorrow.
Richfield Research Needs What are the impacts from use of fourwheelers, dirt bikes, mitigation measureswhen analyzing soil disturbing recreational activities on public lands. http://cpcesu.nau.edu/new/pmis/BLM Research Needs/Richfield Research Needs.htm
Extractions: RICHFIELD FIELD OFFICE Need: Recreational Opportunity Spectrum (ROS) Analysis of Public Lands on the Colorado Plateau Issue: Although there is data and research on OHV impacts in other areas and other types of terrain, no comprehensive area-wide recreational survey has ever been done. There is no specific research on the impacts of various types of OHV's on Plateau ecosystems as defined by climate, soil type and vegetative cover. What are the impacts from use of four-wheelers, dirt bikes, mountain bikes, etc. to wildlife, soils, sedimentation rates, and vegetation? Knowledge is needed on user demographics and the types of activities currently being conducted as well as what future activities might be anticipated. Application: This type of project would gather data on what the needs and desires of the public recreationist are and what level of facilities and services are required. Impacts of recreational use would be better understood and reduced in terms of their effects on wildlife populations, riparian areas, watersheds, natural areas, etc. Types of uses could be better designed to fit land designations so as to improve the recreational experience and the health of the land. This type of data will allow greater predictive abilities and enhance the effectiveness of mitigation measures when analyzing soil disturbing recreational activities on public lands. Category: Survey - Visual resources.
Lassen National Forest - Frequently Asked Questions Please refer to the recreational activities Section, Lookout Rental. Where canI ride my dirt bike? Please refer to the answer below, under recreational http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/lassen/faq/
Extractions: Forest Service National Links Forest Service Home Employment Fire and Aviation International Forestry Just for Kids Maps and Brochures Passes and Permits Photo and Video Gallery Publications Recreational Activities Research and Development State and Private Forestry Lassen National Forest Home About Us Contact Us Current Conditions ... Comments or Questions Lassen National Forest TDD (530) 252-6624 The questions people ask the most are answered below, or links are provided to more detailed information. These questions have been categorized for easy reference. Jobs Contracting Maps Hiking ... Recreational Activities Forest Service Job Opportunities? For any questions related to EMPLOYMENT , please start in our employment section of the web site. This includes career advice, fire jobs, and summer hires. Are there Job Opportunities in the Lassen National Forest Campgrounds?
Ann Arbor Recreational Activitites Events Calendar Ann Arbor recreational activities an events calendar. or wide-tired roadbikes over the lightly traveled, hard dirt roads behind Domino s Farms. meet http://arborweb.com/eventindex.ra.html
Extractions: "Paved Roads Country Roads Ride" : Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society. Every Monday. Fast-, moderate-, and slow-paced training ride, 18 24 miles, along country roads west of town. meet at Royster Clark, 885 Parker Rd. at Pine Cross Lane (just south of Jackson Rd.), Scio Twp. Free. 426-5116 (today's ride), 913-9851 (general information).
Master Blank recreational SPORTS AND LEISURE activities. BY SIMPLY APPLYING THE THOUSANDS MOREWERE INJURED IN ATV AND dirt BIKE MISHAPS. IN FY04 http://www.uscg.mil/hq/reserve/msg05/coast204_05.htm
Extractions: R 141056Z APR 05 ZUI ASN-A00104000003 ZYB FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-WK// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS //N05100// ALCOAST 204/05 COMDTNOTE 5100 SUBJ: SPRING TIME SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1. SPRING HAS ARRIVED AND IT IS TIME FOR SPRING CLEANING, YARD WORK, HOME REPAIRS, NEW EXERCISE REGIMENS, AND A MYRIAD OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. HUNDREDS OF DEATHS AND THOUSANDS OF INJURIES ARE REPORTED NATIONALLY EACH YEAR FROM HOME AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. IN 2004, THERE WERE 324 COAST GUARD MISHAPS ATTRIBUTED TO OFF-DUTY RECREATIONAL SPORTS AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES. BY SIMPLY APPLYING THE SAME RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPALS WE USE EVERYDAY IN OUR COAST GUARD DUTIES, AND FOLLOWING THE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS DISCUSSED BELOW, MANY OF THESE COSTLY MISHAPS CAN BE AVOIDED. 2. GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS. FOR MANY ACTIVITIES THERE ARE OBVIOUS, BUT OFTEN OVERLOOKED, ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE RISK. WHEN USING EQUIPMENT, ALWAYS FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS PRE-CHECK PROCEDURES, OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. KEEP ALL SUCH EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE REACH OF
The Commercial Mountain Bike Evolution Didn't Start Until Even driven with extreme care, a dirt bike will degrade about an acre of land Indeed, recreational activities, including many that may seem innocuous, http://www.imaja.com/change/environment/mvarticles/MountainBikeEffects.html
Extractions: The Effects of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People Why Off-Road Bicycling Should be Prohibited Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D. May 31, 1997 Mountain biking is a relatively new sport. According to a mountain biking (MTB) web page (http://www.mtb-bike.com), "The commercial Mountain Bike evolution didn't start until 1974 and its first production bikes didn't appear in stores until about 10 years later". (Lower gearing, fat, knobby tires, sturdier construction, but particularly the sealed bearing which could be ridden in dirt without getting destroyed are what made "mountain" (off-road) bicycling possible.) Partly for this reason, and partly because the MTB is, from one point of view, just a special case of an ORV (off-road vehicle), environmentalists and scientists have been slow to study and recognize the special threat that the mountain bike represents to wildlife. Although there are many studies of ORVs, I am not aware of any solid scientific studies specifically on MTBs and their effects on wildlife. To most environmentalists, bicycles have always been the epitome of good. We are so used to comparing bikes to cars, that it never occurred to us that the bicycle would be ever used for anything bad. Indeed, replacing motor vehicles with bicycles deserves our adoration. But anything can be used for good or evil, and using bikes to expand human domination of wildlife habitat is clearly harmful.
Washington State Parks Activities activities. Water Recreation at Washington State Parks Whats your idea of fun? Riverside State Park near Spokane offers a 600acre area for dirt bikes http://www.parks.wa.gov/activities.asp
