Summary
Off-road riders were banned from cross-country travel and riding on undesignated trails and roads through the state's Superior National Forest and Chippewa National Forest. The decision to limit access came in August as part of the U.S. Forest Service mandate cracking down on unmanaged usage of of national forest trails. Still open to ATV use are 1,400 miles of trails through the Superior forest and 1,600 miles of roads through Chippewa.
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A Dirty Year for Off-Roaders
Federal Issues
A bill that targets those who abuse public lands, thus giving a black-eye to the entire off-road scene, was approved by the House of Representatives. Backed by the MIC, the Trail Act of 2004 sets up a consistent series of fines for use by federal agencies that oversee public lands. Money from the fines would be used to rehabilitate land dama...See the full content of this document
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