Why is the Forest Service spending so much time and energy on OHV use?
In the right places, and with proper management, motor vehicles, including off-highway vehicles (OHV), are a legitimate and appropriate way for people to enjoy their national forests. Motor vehicle use, particularly OHV use, has largely gone unmanaged. The Forest Service is proposing to manage this growing recreational use. Doing nothing to address resource damage from cross-country travel would be irresponsible. Most national forest visitors use motor vehicles to access national forest lands, whether for recreation, camping and hiking, hunting and fishing, commercial purposes, or the many other multiple uses that occur on national forest lands.
