Science

Recent Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) References
Adam Switalski, Wildlands CPR's science coordinator, keeps track of recent scientific articles documenting the impacts of off-road vehicles. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [1]

Policy

Travel Management Rule
Back in 2005 the Forest Service published in the Federal Register the new rule guiding travel planning for the whole nation. Read the Federal Register release here, or to read the full rule follow this link http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/36cfr212_07.html [2]

Executive Orders
Two Presidential orders issued in 1972 and 1977 established policies and provided for procedures that will ensured the use of off road vehicles on public lands would be controlled and directed so as to protect the resources of those lands, to promote the safety of all users of those lands, and to minimize conflicts among the various uses of those lands. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [3]

2003 National Visitor Use Monitoring Report: Bitterroot National Forest
This report detailed the trends and levels of different recreation activities on the forest. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [4]

2004 Report on Off- Highway Vehicle Use on National Forests: Volume and Characteristics of Visitors
This report published by the Forest Service’s Southern Research Station tracked the number of off-road vehicle users that recreated on our national forests from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2003, and illustrated the trend in motorized use. To download, go to the File Attachment box at the bottom of the page. [5]

Off Highway Vehicle Uses and Owner Preferences in Utah
Here a Utah study examined off-highway vehicle riders’ characteristics and attitudes.
http://www.wildlandscpr.org/files/uploads/PDFs/revisedOHVreport.pdf [6]