Blog Archives for Midwest

By Sarah Peters - May 26, 2009    Last week the Minnesota Governor signed a state parks bill into law that also increased the fines for resource damage casued by ORVs.  The law makes reckless destruction of wetlands a gross misdemeanor, rather than just a misdemeanor.  This means that individuals convicted of wetland violations or illegal riding in rivers, lakes, state parks or state natural areas could face a penalty of up to a year in jail and a maximum fine of $3,000.  They would also be banned from riding an ORV for a year.  If caught a second time, their machine could be immediately confiscated and forfeiture pro

By Franklin Seal - July 11, 2008   Jeffery St. Claire, author of Red State Rebels, has a great post today on his blog of the same name. His article, Wasting the Wayne, Ohio’s Only National Forest, covers a report by the regional forest protection organization Heartwood.