New Travel Management Rule
The Forest Service announced a new regulation on November 2, 2005,
governing off-highway vehicles and other motor vehicle use on national
forests and grasslands. The new rule requires each national forest
or ranger district to designate those roads, trails, and areas open
to motor vehicle use.
"OHVs are fun and exciting ways to experience national forests,
and we’ve seen dramatic increases in their popularity in
the last decades," said Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth. "Land
managers, working with states, counties, motorized sports enthusiasts,
conservationists, local communities and others, will provide
sustainable motorized recreation experiences in national forests
and grasslands for the long run...." more
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