26 October 2007
How Many More Motors in the Black Hills?
The hum and wine of motorized vehicles in the national forest will never go away completely. Nor should it, I guess. But we have enough roads and trails for motorized vehicles. More than enough. In fact, my vote is to reduce the number of motorized trails and roads and open up more for hiking and other activities. It is a well known fact that we have a more roads here than practically anywhere in the national forest system. Let's not fool ourselves into thinking that this proposed travel management plan that is backed by the motorized vehicle crowd is good for the health of the forest. Or fair to other users. It is not. We need to reduce the motorized roads and trails and let the hikers, mountain bikers, horse enthusiasts and others have their place...
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2 comments:
I second your thought!
People should read this.
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