January 2010

Pacific Crest Trail Monitoring - Trespassers Complain

Created by Adam Rissien on January 26, 2010

A few days ago I blogged about our friends at ORV Watch Kern Co. who sent us a couple of You Tube videos documenting illegal motorcycle use on the Pacific Crest Trail.

Well it seems that the perpetrators didn't like being caught in the act so they complained to You Tube management about their images appearing online and changes had to be made "to protect THEM."

ATV driving and asbestos shouldn't mix

Created by Bethanie Walder on January 20, 2010

Effective Enforcement

Created by Adam Rissien on January 15, 2010

Sentencing happened yesterday for a Livingston, MT man who illegally created an off-road vehicle route back in 2006: see Livingston man admits making illegal trail in forest. Francis Leroy McLain ,60, originally was indicted on a felony and faced a maximum one year in prison and $100,000 fine. After the ususal plea-bargaining his sentence was reduced to five months in federal prison, a $2,000 fine and $25,000 in restitution for damage.

A Peek into Forest Service Road Management: Road Accomplishment Reports (RARs) Revealed

Created by Greg Peters on January 13, 2010
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Road RIPorter 14.4 Winter Solstice Issue Online Now!

Created by Cathrine Walters on January 6, 2010

The Road RIPorter 14.4 Winter Solstice issue is available online now! 

Feds Double Funding for N.W. Forest Road Repairs

Created by Bethanie Walder on January 5, 2010

Groups push for impact study

Created by Bethanie Walder on January 5, 2010
The attached short article from the Missoula Independent discusses the settlement agreement between Wildlands CPR, Friends of the Bitterroot and the Forest Service over snowmobile grooming in the West Pioneer Wilderness Study Area on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest.