Dust and air pollution from particulates is a threat to the health of nearby residents. Photo George Wuerthner
On March 18th, the California Coastal Commission appeared to settle a long-simmering dispute over Thrillcraft use of the Oceano Dunes Vehicular Recreation Area near Pismo Beach, California.
For forty years, the Coastal Commission […]
Continue Reading →The Lake Plateau, part of the 900,000-acre plus Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness. Photo by George Wuerthner
Years ago, I moved to Livingston, Montana. Livingston strategically lies at the northwest corner of the Custer Gallatin National Forest’s Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness (known as AB Wilderness). One of the factors that attracted me to Livingston was the AB Wilderness. […]
Continue Reading →Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say rules on PTHV permits must be tightened up-
I’ve seen it most of my adult life — perfectly healthy folks competing with one another to claim a handicap so they won’t have to walk. Whether it is access to a good parking place, or using a vehicle on […]
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 →Livestock, off-road vehicles, oil and gas road development are major culprits-
The Western United States is naturally dusty, right?
With the exception of some dry lake beds and parts of very hot deserts this is not true.
Soil is held in place from the wind by vegetation and rock. Anything that reduces the ground cover […]
Continue Reading →Most violence over private property and those who try to enforce the law-
This is according to USA Today. By Emily Bazar.
Continue Reading →More people, more off-roaders (50 million?!), more off-road rage – standardNET
Continue Reading →Off-road activist [Huck] says he’s tossed in the towel. He declares, after ruling, he’ll no longer fight wilderness designations. By Patty Henetz. (link expired) The Salt Lake Tribune. Note the SLT link died, but a found an active link at an off-road activist site.
“It’s like battling the Borg: Resistance is futile,” […]
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