Kaibad forest to limit ATV access

Written by Associated Press

Sunday, February 21, 2010

By August, riders of all-terrain vehicles could be limited in where they can go in northern Arizona's Kaibab National Forest near Williams.

The U.S. Forest Service plans to limit ATV access to only roads in the area, ending a longtime policy of letting ATV riders drive where they want.

The Forest Service also is considering closing about 25 percent of those forest roads - largely ones that parallel other roads.

Williams District Ranger Martie Schramm says the goal is a balance between people who like to ride ATVs and people who like quieter activities like hiking.

Similar measures are proposed for Arizona's Coconino National Forest, although the Coconino forest has not released specifics.

It's part of a Forest Service directive to limit travel in forests to existing roads

Source: http://www.kswt.com/Global/story.asp?S=12019331

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“It’s frustrating having a hunt ruined by people riding ATVs where off-road vehicle use is prohibited. Many ATVs look the same so there’s no way to identify violators when reporting the incident to law enforcement. There should be a requirement that off-road vehicles used on public lands have license plates or large decals. Any ATV user who follows the law and land management directives on where they can and can not use these machines should have no objection to this type of identification.”

- Holly Endersby, hunter from western Idaho