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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RTCA-Alaska projects featured in a new video/handbook03/13/03 - RTCA-Alaska has been actively conducting an applied research program on trail hardening for all-terrain/off-highway vehicles (ATV/OHV) trails across the state for the past several years. Findings from this effort are documented in a new videocassette and accompanying handbook available to the public. The video features the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program - Alaska Region, and covers ATV trail issues from a rural perspective, as well as trail impact mitigation on Kodiak Island. The first half contains segment from the “Heartbeat of Alaska” television program that aired in early December 2002 about ATV use in rural Alaska areas. The 2nd half includes a detailed segment about a trail impact mitigation project in the summer of 2002, conducted on the Summit Lake Trail on Kodiak Island. The accompanying technical handbook entitled, "Managing Degraded Off-Highway Vehicle Trails in Wet, Unstable, and Sensitive Environments" provides a framework for a comprehensive technical response to degraded OHV trails on public lands. It describes the nature of soils and how they are degraded by OHV traffic, and outlines a series of management elements including: trail location mapping, condition assessment, improvement prescriptions, implementation, and maintenance and monitoring. It describes a range of management options for severely degraded trails such as trail re-routing, seasonal and other use restrictions, trail hardening and trail closure. The report also provides an expanded discussion on trail hardening techniques including an “Installation Guide for Porous Pavement Panels”. The report was recently published as a collaborative effort between the NPS-RTCA, the USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Program, and the USDOT Federal Highway Administration Office of Human Environment. Free copies of the report are available by calling: (907) 644-3575. OR For More Information Contact: Lisa_Holzapfel@nps.gov (907) 644-3586 Rivers, Trails and Conservation
Assistance Program - Alaska Region National Park Service
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