Road-RIPorter

The Road-RIPorter is an action-oriented quarterly journal designed to help citizens and activists intelligently meet road and off-road vehicle challenges. Each issue includes three regular columns. New and archived issues of The Road-RIPorter are all in PDF format and range in size from 1 to 3 megabytes. In addition to the PDFs, we are continually adding individual articles and sections from previous issues to our website.

Spring Equinox 2008, Volume 13 # 1

Articles:

2007 Annual Report

Around the Office

New Partnerships Bring Funding and Restoration to National Forest Watersheds

Organizational Spotlight on Friends of the Inyo with Paul McFarland, Executive Director

Spring 2008 Program Updates

The Forest Restoration Act of 2008

Visionary Mammals

Policy Primer: The ABC’s of Travel Planning II, or The Charmed Existence of Snowmobiles

Biblio Notes: Why Didn't the Bear Cross the Road? A review of recent literature examining the effects of roads on bears

Winter Solstice 2007, Volume 12 #4

Articles:

Closed Roads: Open for Business?

Thrillcraft

Policy Primer: The ABC’s of Travel Planning

Biblio Notes: Just a Few Bad Apples: Research Shows Many Off-Roaders Break the Law

Autumn Equinox 2007, Volume 12 #3

Articles:

Roads to Infinity: Oil & Gas Assaults the Allegheny

The Hydra Returns

The Wildland/New Urbanist Interface

Policy Primer: Roads to Ruin: Revised Statute 2477 and National Forests

Biblio Notes: The Influence of Snowmobile Emissions on Air Quality and Human Health

Field Notes: Swan Valley, Montana Roads History: a Mapping Project

Summer Solstice 2007, Volume 12 #2

Articles:

Restore Montana: Building a Restoration Economy

Roads and the Mystique of Freedom

Use Restrictions Imposed on Nevada’s Sand Mountain

Biblio Notes: Effects of Artificial Lighting on Wildlife

Legal Notes: EIS Required for National Forest Motorcycle Project

Spring Equinox 2007, Volume 12 #1

Articles:

Citizen Spotlight on Karen Boeger and Dan Heinz

Conducting a Successful Citizen Monitoring Program on the Clearwater National Forest

Policy Primer: Stewardship End Result Contracting

Biblio Notes: Beyond Vegetation Cover as a Measure of Restoration Success: Long Term Patterns on Removed Grassland Roads

Winter Solstice 2006, Volume 11 #4

Articles:

Road Removal Protects Fish and Creates Jobs

Biblio Notes: How Many is Too Many: A Review of Road Density Thresholds for Wildlife

Autumn Equinox 2006, Volume 11 #3

Articles:

Investing in the New Restoration Economy

Policy Primer: Transportation Management Rule; Schedule for Implementation and Clarifying Direction

Biblio Notes: Comparing the Ecological Effects of Linear Developments on Terrestrial Mammals

Field Notes: A New Way to Look at Forest Roads: the Road Hydrologic Impact Rating System (RHIR)

Summer Solstice 2006, Volume 11 #2

Articles:

“With Friends Like That...” : BLM Threatens Mojave Riparian Recovery

Policy Primer: Using GIS to Build Citizen Alternatives for Travel Planning

Biblio Notes: The Impact of Roads on Aquatic Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Using Bioassessments as Indicators of Stream Health

Spring Equinox 2006, Volume 11 #1

Articles:

Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Alaska’s Roads to Nowhere

Policy Primer: The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act: How Recreation Access Fees Are Transforming Public Land Recreation

Biblio Notes: Off-Road Vehicle Emissions and Their Effects on Human Health

Winter Solstice 2005, Volume 10 #4

Articles:

Long-Anticipated Forest Service ORV Rule: Fizzles on Protection

Biblio Notes: Evaluating the Use of Mycorestoration on Decommissioned Roads in Arizona

Legal Notes: Eldorado ORV Routes Closed by Court

Autumn Equinox 2005, Volume 10 #3

Articles:

Victory in the Lost River Valley

Policy Primer: Data Quality Act

Biblio Notes: The Ecological Effects of Roads in the Brazilian Amazon: Current Status and Prospects for the Future

Summer Solstice 2005, Volume 10 #2

Articles:

Travel Management: A Success Story in the Gold Belt

Policy Primer: Partnering to Fund Wildland Restoration

Biblio Notes: Effects of Roads and Off-Road Vehicles on Reptile Populations

Field Notes: Guidelines for Citizen Scientists Monitoring Wildlife on Removed Roads

Spring Equinox 2005, Volume 10 #1

Articles:

Communities, Cash and Collaboration: How to Create a Successful Road Removal Program

Policy Primer: New National Forest Management Act Regulations

Biblio Notes: Road Removal Research: Sites for Wildlife Studies

Winter Solstice 2004, Volume 9 #4

Biblio Notes: Down the Wrong Road: Roads and Alaska

Field Notes: Guidelines for Citizen Scientists Monitoring Aquatic Habitat on Removed Roads

Autumn Equinox 2004, Volume 9 #3

Biblio Notes: The Evolution of Road Science

Summer Solstice 2004, Volume 9 #2

Biblio Notes: The Effects of Motorized Watercraft on Waterfowl

Spring Equinox 2004, Volume 9 #1

Biblio Notes: The Price of Power: Understanding the Effects of Power Lines on Birds

Legal Notes: Inroads into Off-Road Vehicle Management: A Hells Canyon Case Study

Winter Solstice 2003, Volume 8 #4

Biblio Notes: Indirect Impacts of Road-Building in Developing Countries

Field Notes: National Forest Service Road Decommissioning: An attempt to read through the numbers (Field Notes)

Fall Equinox 2003, Volume 8 #3

Biblio Notes: Where Have All the Songbirds Gone? Roads, Fragmentation, and the Decline of Neotropical Migratory Songbirds

Summer Solstice 2003, Volume 8 #2

Biblio Notes: Erosion at Stream Crossings: The Case for Restoration

Legal Notes: What's the Hurry? Court Rejects Bush Administration's Rush for Oil and Gas at Arches N.P.

Spring Equinox 2003, Volume 8 #1

Biblio Notes: The Impacts of Snowmobiling and Cross-Country Skiing on Ungulates

Winter Solstice 2002, Volume 7 #4

Biblio Notes: The Ecological Impacts of Mountain Biking

Fall Equinox 2002, Volume 7 #3

Biblio Notes: The Impact of Roads on Large Carnivores Around the World

Summer Solstice 2002, Volume 7 #2

Biblio Notes: Chop-Chop -- The Impacts of Helicopter Recreation on Wildlife

Legal Notes: Forest Service Looks to Streamline NEPA

Spring Equinox 2002, Volume 7 #1

Biblio Notes: Shake, Rattle & Roll: Understanding Seismic Testing

Road-RIPorter

Spring Equinox 2008, Volume 13 # 1

Winter Solstice 2007, Volume 12 #4

Autumn Equinox 2007, Volume 12 #3

Summer Solstice 2007, Volume 12 #2

Spring Equinox 2007, Volume 12 #1

Winter Solstice 2006, Volume 11 #4

Autumn Equinox 2006, Volume 11 #3

Summer Solstice 2006, Volume 11 #2

Spring Equinox 2006, Volume 11 #1

Winter Solstice 2005, Volume 10 #4

Autumn Equinox 2005, Volume 10 #3

Summer Solstice 2005, Volume 10 #2

Spring Equinox 2005, Volume 10 #1

Winter Solstice 2004, Volume 9 #4

Autumn Equinox 2004, Volume 9 #3

Summer Solstice 2004, Volume 9 #2

Spring Equinox 2004, Volume 9 #1

Winter Solstice 2003, Volume 8 #4

Fall Equinox 2003, Volume 8 #3

Summer Solstice 2003, Volume 8 #2

Spring Equinox 2003, Volume 8 #1

Winter Solstice 2002, Volume 7 #4

Fall Equinox 2002, Volume 7 #3

Summer Solstice 2002, Volume 7 #2

Spring Equinox 2002, Volume 7 #1

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