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Originally Posted by two_ker
Point I was trying to make is that every activity will have some bearing of disturbance on the enviroment if you look hard enough. Iam not sure why we can not all enjoy our activities if done responsibly. The division between user groups confuses me, should we all not be allowed to use public land responsibly? And actually, I do not want to see any user groups shut out.
BTW, I see more fishermen traipsing up and down creeks, then ohv's.  |
Quantifying traffic damage is hard, but one rip down a creek in a quad is SO much more damaging than 5 anglers traipsing up a creek in a day. For example Stauffer creek gets 20 people on a busy day walking up one section of creek. If even one quad ran a section, it'd be blown and heavily affected. Both are bad, but one is worse. People should be able to quad as much as they want, but not in creeks, marshes, or sensitive habitats. Maybe banning snorkel kits would also help demote this aquatic behaviour. But one thing for sure is that any traffic in the riperian area causes damage. Killdeers to jeeps.