ATV riders stand up BLM in Utah

garry owen wrote:

mec500 wrote:
The more land they close to motorized use the more overused the remaining land becomes. They continue to close challenging trails and never provide anything new for the tax and registration paying offroader. And people wonder why they are bitter and cut new trails or disobey signs. In CA the desert has become endless fencing and signage kepping riders out. only to see the new green energy bulldozers flatten mountains for windmills and solar farms when a year before I would have received a fine for destroying the land by simply riding a trail that had been there for decades. Thhing of it like a a hundred people sharing one restroom its going to get trashed quickly . The more open ohv area the less wear and tear very simple

i can remember as young lad going to the forest and seeing signs saying;" national forest, land of many uses". i can't remember when i last saw one.
not only do i agree with you, i think the blm and forest service has done a very poor job.

years ago it was the forest service's job to maintain the mountain trails, fire watch, and cruise timber. now both the f s and b l m want to manage, by setting in the office and closing a gates. good work if you can get it.

when i go to local blm and fs offices for information, i often talk to persons that have never seen the land i might have a question about.

we have plenty of wilderness to apply this form of management to..

when they close a trail to protect a sensitive area, theres no reason they couldn't provide parity, by opening other land for trail use.

there is plenty of land to work with in the west. the blm and fs need to quit bottle necking all the users in smaller and smaller areas. this is only going to continue to fire opposition to the managing bodies, and fuel arguments between different users.

BRAVO TO YOU BOTH! I keep harping on education but can only reach those that are organized or follow boards such as this, many do not. I'm not picking on ATV's or UTV's but unfortunately they are, by percentage, the less "educated" in land use issues. Anyone can jump on an ATV or drive a UTV but it takes some skill to ride a motorcycle and we see a greater percentage of motorcyclists are educated than the others. We really need to educate everyone on the damage they are doing to our sport by illegal access.

And please don't flame me, I like ATVs and UTVs just my personal preference is two wheels. I know most on this board that have more than two wheels in the dirt are responsible users.