ALAN MOUNTAIN

The Alan Mountain Roadless Area provides a critical wildland biological corridor link between the Continental Divide and the Greater Salmon Selway ecosystem wildland core habitat. Wildfires have created a mosaic of meadows and forest in the Alan Mountain IRA, which provides diverse habitat for elk and other wildlife. Over 160 miles of trails provide recreational opportunities for hikers and horseback riders. However, if the Bitterroot National Forest designates these trails for off-road vehicles allowing continued use to increase, its future of providing these opportunities is questionable. Currently, the agency plans to keep nearly all the trails open to motorized use which would not only ruin hiking and horseback riding but also sever the wildlife corridor.

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