ORVs Shouldn’t Run Over Salmon, Judge Says
By Michael Frank on November 11th, 2011
The Salmon River, which cuts through the Salmon-Challis National Forest, will get protection from a federal judge’s ruling to restrict off-road vehicles in some sections of the 4.3 million acre forest in central Idaho. The ban in the forest, which contains the 1.3-million-acre Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area, the largest wilderness area in the Lower 48, follows a February ruling that the Forest Service ignored evidence showing significant damage to trails and the landscape from ORVs when it crafted its 2009 plan. As conservationists hailed the decision, they also hope that it will have broader-scale implications for how land managers plan for ORV use in the rest of the West.
Tags: idaho, jurisprudence
How are the true ~AMERICANS~, patriotic, fuel-guzzling, and obese, going to enjoy the great outdoors? This is a tragedy.
What an incredibly closed-minded thing to say. I enjoy the outdoors in many ways, including hiking/backpacking and in my truck. I have worked on volunteer restoration projects with both communities, and both are equally committed to preserving the environment, though I’m able to pack in a lot more embankment support material in my truck than on my back :P