Wreckreation: Off Road/All-Terrain Vehicles and Their Impact on the Environment

I wanted to share this impressive overview of the off-road vehicle problem that I stumbled across this morning: Wreckreation: Off Road/All-Terrain Vehicles and Their Impact on the Environment written by Kirsten Anderberg and hosted by Mostly Water. After a very thorough summary of every aspect of the impacts of off-road vehicles, solutions to the problem and obstacles standing in their way, she concludes:

With the steep rise in numbers of privately owned ATV's and the limited amount of public land available, there will need to be negotiations for shared uses of these lands, especially when some recreational activities create marked increases in environmental destruction compared to others. Hiking is destructive to our public lands, but the destruction done by hikers' feet is small compared to the destruction by 4 wheeled vehicles with motor power. We are just beginning to see legislation for regulation of ATV's, against the will of the ATV community and industry, and that legislation and regulation is long overdue.