March 24, 2010

	Feature Story: Severe Injuries From ATV Accidents on the Rise Two new studies report a high rate of severe injuries -- including amputations, spinal injuries and even death -- among children who ride all-terrain vehicles.
	News: Grizzly report shows clear steps: conservationists "Reducing human caused mortality and particularly regulating motorized access to core habitat is absolutely essential to recovering this population," he said. "The report makes that clear, page after page."
	News: 'Rogue behavior’ cited Fresh ORV tracks criss-crossed protected sand dunes, holes were cut in state park fences to allow vehicles to pass into environmentally sensitive habitats and tire-marks ran through threatened plant species.
	News: Limits sought on Hatteras beach driving Vehicles would be allowed year-round access to about 40 percent of an Outer Banks beach popular with fishers and outdoor enthusiasts, under a proposal released last week by the National Park Service.
	News: In Utah, a move to seize federal land The state House passes a bill allowing the use of eminent domain to take protected land from the federal government. Utah wants to develop a stretch outside Arches National Park and other areas.
	News: Study: Humans are too noisy for nature A growing body of evidence suggests that human-generated noise is also interfering with animals' abilities to mate, avoid predators, locate prey, forage and perform other essential behaviors.
	News: Job Corps expands curriculum into green jobs The workers will learn the principles of green construction and how to build and retrofit buildings to achieve green building-certification. They will learn how to install smart meters, low voltage thermostats and energy efficient appliances.
	Opinion: Reallocate Colorado OHV Funds There are thousands of miles of roads and trails across Colorado and the nation open for ATV use, but we have a responsibility to maintain a balance out in the woods. Right now, I’m here to tell you, that balance is far out of whack.
	Opinion: Recreation Fees Big Part of Public Land Privatization Plan Why am I so concerned about these relatively small, pay-for-play fees when we’re facing colossal environmental issues such as climate change, roadless lands protection, mining law reform, and energy development?.
	Featured Resource: Road RIPorter Spring Equinox 2010 Online! Cover Story: The data collected during the “roadtruthing campouts” over the summer of 2008 helped push a big change in Mt. Hood National Forest. It used to be that removing roads required justification, but now it is the road’s continued existence that must be justified...