Long battle to keep off-roaders out of the bottom of Salt Creek-
Salt Creek is a wet canyon in Canyonlands National Park. So it is rare and very valuable. Way back near the time the national park was created, NPS left it open to ORVs, not realizing how the use would grow. The mudboggers surely […]
Continue Reading →Review shows ATV crashes much more likely to kill or injure than dirt bikes-
This is probably a big surprise. It is to me. I broke my collarbone on a dirt bike way back in ’84. I didn’t ride them again.
Surprise: Two Wheels Safer Than Four in Off-Road Riding and Racing, Study Finds. […]
Continue Reading →Southern Utah county hides behind huge records request fee to keep citizens in the dark over efforts to build roads all over the public lands-
My hope is this county of inbred idiots keeps losing and wasting money until the public is totally outraged
Kane road battle turns into fight over records. By Mark […]
Continue Reading →Finally an effort to penalize mudbogging as a major crime-
Udall, Salazar propose big fines for big damage on federal lands. By Howard Pankratz. The Denver Post
Continue Reading →Judge denies an injunction request from off-roaders in a key wildlife area just south of Glacier National Park-
There have been a lot of battles fought over the use of the Badger/Two Medicine area on the national forest just south of Glacier National Park. A good portion of this is roadless, but vehicles use some […]
Continue Reading →George Wuerthner, ecologist, writer, photographer, will be the featured symposium presenter in Pocatello, Idaho-
This will be of interest to SE Idaho outdoor enthusiasts.
Here is the story on the Nov. 16 presentation from the Idaho State Journal. Public lands v. Private Recreation. By Jimmy Hancock. Idaho State Journal. The headline […]
Continue Reading →Big news because this forest is so scenic, recreational and wildlife important-
With the growth in use of off-road vehicles, the travel plan for each national forest has become a bigger and more important decision. After a number of years of work and rounds of public input the Bridger-Teton National Forest in NW Wyoming has […]
Continue Reading →Utah’s Governor Huntsman wants a crackdown on ATV abuse-
Guv: ORV off-trail damage an ‘abomination,’ crackdown is coming. By Robert Gehrke. The Salt Lake Tribune
Although an off road vehicle spokesman condemned the governor, Huntsman is a dirt bike rider.
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There is a “showdown” hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources committee June 5 on the regulation of off-road vehicles on public lands.
This is a news release from Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. No doubt off-road groups will have a different view.
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For Immediate Release: June 4, […]
Continue Reading →First, the Las Vegas Review Journal. OHV misuse criticized in U.S. House .Off-road fans, critics face off: Even riders see damages left by few.
House panel told public lands overrun by ORVs. Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT).
“. . . the 300 arrests and 37 injuries at a gathering of 1,000 ORV […]
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