May 20, 2010

Enforcmt agreemnt.jpg News:
SLO County supes petition State Parks for help in curbing dust from
Oceano Dunes SVRA (CA)
Pressuring State Parks to take action, SLO County
supervisors unanimously voted to send a letter seeking help from the
department to reduce dust generated at the Oceano Dunes State Vehicular
Rec Area.
Montana News:
Parks board endorses plan to monitor OHV use (CO)
The Colorado State Parks Board last week endorsed a plan
that will send more law enforcement officers into Colorado's backcountry
this summer to keep tabs on reckless OHV drivers.
wolf.jpg News:
Traffic takes unusual toll on city's wolves (AK)
At least 6 wolves were killed by cars along a roughly
half-mile stretch of the Glenn Hwy outside of Anchorage last winter
& fall, with wolf experts saying they've never seen that kind of
carnage in a single season anywhere in Alaska-much less on the outskirts
of the state's biggest city.
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News:
Snowmobilers Fire Up Another Lawsuit (MT)
Snowmobile drivers challenged closure of lands Montana's
Gallatin National Forest. The federal complaint is the latest in an
array of lawsuits on both sides of the issue in Wyoming and Montana.
Check out Adam's
blog on this story.

lands_signing_blog.jpg News:
Lawmakers tackle off-road vehicle use (MA)
ORV use may face new regulations and greater enforcement of
existing laws if Senate Bill 2257, which was approved by the Senate
early this year, passes muster with the House Committee on Ways &
Means.
privy5.jpg News:
Dear john case: Filching a biffy costs Ely mayor $3,600 (MN)
Ely Mayor Roger Skraba was sentenced after admitting that he
drove his snowmobile into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 3
years ago, broke into a U.S. Forest Service shed and stole a portable
toilet.
Read Bethanie's
blog on this story.
wild.jpg Opinion:
Wilderness by committee: federal land protection is all about
dealmaking
If you want to protect an area as wilderness, you'd better
be prepared to come to the table & deal with an increasing number of
stakeholders, some of whom see wilderness as nothing more than a
bargaining chip.
trail.jpg Opinion:
Forest Service Plan Can’t Work (MT)
The agency not only wants to mix ATVers and cyclists on the
same trail, but also believes both will enjoy it and not have safety
concerns.
Check out our
blog on this issue.
seeds.JPG Resource:
Seed Dispersal by Vehicles
If you have ever driven your vehicle off-road or on an
unpaved road surface, chances are that you have played an active role in
the seed dispersal of one or more plant species in the area through
which you were driving.
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Resource:
Oregon’s New Dataset
Partners from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board &
the Conservation Registry published 9,872 projects from the Oregon
Watershed Restoration Inventory database on the Conservation Registry