Managing degraded off-highway vehicle trails in wet, unstable, and sensitive environments / Kevin G. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Meyer, Kevin G., author.

Contributor:

Technology & Development Program (U.S.), issuing body.

United States. Federal Highway Administration, sponsoring body.

United States. National Park Service, sponsoring body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Off-road vehicle trails--United States--Planning.

Off-road vehicle trails.

Off-road vehicles--Environmental aspects--United States.

Off-road vehicles.

Forests and forestry--Recreational use--United States.

Forests and forestry.

Forests and forestry--Recreational use.

Off-road vehicles--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 48 pages) : illustrations (black & white)

Place of Publication:

Missoula, MT : United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Technology and Development Program, 2002.

Summary:

Environmental impacts associated with the degradation of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails have become a serious concern in many regions. Where OHV trails indiscriminately cross alpine areas, wetlands, steep slopes, and other areas with sensitive soil conditions, trails can become rutted, mucky, and eroded. Such areas are referred to as degraded trail segments. Degraded trails develop when trail use exceeds the trail's natural carrying capacity. This document provides land managers and trail users with an introduction to OHV trail degradation and outlines a framework for management responses.

Contents:

Introduction

Soil: The stuff under foot, hoof and wheel

Trail management: Responding to trail degradation

Status of research

Summary

Recommendations

References

Appendices.

Notes:

"October 2002."

"2E22A68--NPS OHV management."

"0223-2821P-MTDC"--Cover.

"2300 Recreation"--Cover.

"In cooperation with United States Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, United States Department of Interior, National Park Service"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USDA FS, viewed June 12, 2025).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2015.

Other Format:

Print version: Meyer, Kevin G. Managing degraded off-highway vehicle trails in wet, unstable, and sensitive environments.

OCLC:

904219093

Access Restriction:

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