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Originally Posted by FlyTheory

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.

Well said!