published Mar 2020
OHV recreation provides vital funding for all trail types through a fuel tax that funds the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), yet too often there are conflicts between motorized trail users and the broader trail community. American Trails talked to Mathew Giltner of the Silver State Off-Road Alliance in Nevada about the importance of OHV trails, and how we can start bridging communication gaps.
published Nov 2019
by
American Trails Staff
Ron was an avid snowmobiler and ATV rider who worked for the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources. Ron was a leader who knew that the State Trails Program exists only because of Wyoming’s snowmobile and ORV riders who fund it.
published Oct 2019
by
American Trails Staff
This program will provide eligible groups the opportunity to apply for a grant to fund their next trail improvement related project, which could range from trail clean-up, trail restoration, trail expansion, to name a few.
posted Jun 11, 2019
Stage Coach Trail Improvements provided unrestricted multi-user recreational access to the area.
published Jul 1998
by
USDA Forest Service
One of the greatest sources of contention between recreationists and livestock permittees as trail use increases is gates.
published Oct 1998
by
USDA Forest Service,
Federal Highway Administration
The Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC) was asked to find a good way to maintain a 40-mile (64-k) motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trail on the Francis Marion National Forest in coastal South Carolina. Heavy use leaves a washboard surface that progresses to mounds and gullies several feet across. These are called "whoop-de-doos," and trail users find them both unpleasant and unsafe.
published Jun 2018
by
Tread Lightly!, Inc.
Efforts to promote better and more appropriate advertising for vehicles including sport utility vehicles and pick-ups.
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