Science

Background

The goal of Wildlands CPR's Science Program is to provide scientific information on the impacts of roads and off-road vehicles to activists, scientists, land managers, and decision makers to improve the management of our public wildlands. To learn more about Wildlands CPR's Science Program, click here.

Bibliographic Database

Wildlands CPR continues to maintain and update a bibliographic database of over 20,000 citations documenting the physical and ecological effects of roads and off-road vehicles. To access the Bibliographic Database, click here.

Watershed Restoration Science

Wildlands CPR is focusing on increasing the amount of research on road reclamation to restore wildlands.  With a strong scientific understanding of this work, we can create best management practices for implementing road reclamation and more effectively advocate for road reclamation as a key restoration tool on public lands. To learn more about watershed restoration science, click here.

Off-Road Vehicle Science

The ecological and physical impacts of ORV use have been well documented in hundreds of scientific articles and several literature reviews. To learn more about ORV science, click here.