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10 Ways to Minimize Your Impact with an ATV
With the number of all-terrain vehicle riders climbing past 16 million nationally, the sport of ATV riding is grabbing attention as land managers try to balance its popularity with the nation’s natural resources.
“ATV riding can be a blast,” said Patti Klein, National Stewardship Coordinator for the Bureau of Land Management. But it can also be damaging to public lands if not done responsibly. As land managers, we encourage people to help protect the great outdoors by riding responsibly and practicing outdoor ethics, like those created by Tread Lightly!Tread Lightly!, a nonprofit organization that educates people to recreate responsibly, has issued some practical tips on minimizing environmental impact from ATVs.
To find places to ride, ATV enthusiasts should contact local land managers. Tread Lightly! provides additional tips and materials at www.treadlightly.org.
Tread Lightly!Ò is a national nonprofit
organization whose mission is to empower generations to enjoy the outdoors
responsibly. Tread Lightly!’s strategic
educational message, along with its training and restoration initiatives are
designed to instill an ethic of responsibility in outdoor enthusiasts and the
industries that serve them.
The program is long-term in scope with a goal to balance the
needs of the people who enjoy outdoor recreation with the needs of the
environment. Tread Lightly! offers
unique programs and services to help remedy current recreation issues. In 2003, the federal government recognized
this by acknowledging Tread Lightly! as a sole-source service provider of education
and training on how to be environmentally and socially responsible while using
motorized and mechanized vehicles in off-highway settings.
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