February 14, 2008

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	Road Reclamation & Remediation Needs A new Wildlands CPR report highlights several national forests where road remediation and reclamation are needed. These and similar projects could be funded by the recent $39 million federal appropriation for the Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Initiative. Executive Director Bethanie Walder presented this survey of watershed restoration opportunities to top Forest Service officials in a January meeting. Click here.
	News: California Toll Road Voted Down After a marathon public hearing in which hundreds of people spoke, the California Coastal Commission voted late Wednesday to deny approval for a toll road through a popular beach state park. The road would have bisected California’s fifth-most-visited state park, San Onofre State Beach in north San Diego County. more ...
	News: Restoration in Colorado's San Juans More than 6,400 miles of road lace San Juan public lands, and more than half of those miles are either user-created or no longer maintained. A collaborative effort is now hoping to enhance the area’s wildlife habitat and water quality by erasing some of that unnecessary mileage. more ...
	News: Nevada City Bans ORVs The Reno City Council on January 30 directed its staff to draw up a new ordinance banning all private motorized vehicles on city land, including open space. Offenders would be subject to a misdemeanor, which could include up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. more ...
	Resource: Recent Road Research We just updated our annotated list of all review articles published about road impacts in the last ten years. This updated compilation should be your first source for understanding the most recent science about road effects on water, wildlife and wildlands. Check it out.
	Resource: Recent ORV Research We also just updated our annotated bibliography of the most recent off-road vehicle research available. This compilation includes abstracts from every off-road vehicle article that has been published in the last ten years. Check it out.
	Image: ORV Damage in the Big Cypress National Preserve Check out this image by Marcel Huijser documenting extremey wide off-road vehicle damage in the Big Cypress National Preserve. A good visual reminder of what we are trying so hard to prevent. more ...

Wildlands CPR is the only national conservation group in the U.S. that specifically targets off-road vehicle abuse of public lands and actively promotes wildland restoration, road removal and the prevention of wildland road construction.

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