Letter: Sad to See

Written by Salt Lake Tribune

Friday, April 16, 2010

I've just had a chance to again visit your beautiful state and its back-road areas. It is so sad to see Utah's remote areas crisscrossed with tracks from all-terrain vehicles. ATV activity has its place, and many areas are available for off-road vehicle use, but more fragile lands need to be actually protected from long-term damage (not just on paper). Our Western lands lose much of their beauty when we know birds and other wildlife have been driven from the area. For the sake of future generations, please support land protection bills and their enforcement.

Gary Larson

Fargo, N.D.

Source: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14900577?source=rss

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