Designing Sustainable Off-Highway Vehicle Trails

Designing Sustainable Off-Highway Vehicle Trails
Author: Agriculture Department
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-04-08
Genre:
ISBN: 9780160923036

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Property management of off-highway vehicle (OHV) trails is one of the most important tasks for trail managers today. Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulation Part 212.1, the Forest Service defines an OHV as any motor vehicle designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, or marsh, swamp, or other natural terrain. In this report, off-highway vehicles, OVH, include everything from dirt bikes to swamp buggies, off-road vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, utility-terrain vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles, such as pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, and tracked vehicles. This illustrated report takes into consideration trail guidelines, fundamentals, assessments, management objectives, and layouts to reinforce the management framework presented to help OHV managers develop sustainable trails and protect the environment of surrounding trails. This framework provides a step-by-step approach to OHV trail management, incorporating sustainable design and management concepts with traditional trail management expertise and modern technological tools. Forest service and land management personnel, including farmers and ranchers that may utilize and manage multiple off-highway vehicles may be interested in this report. Other products related to this title that may be of interest include the following: Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Parks, Forests, and Public Property, Pt. 200-299, Revised as of July 1, 2015 can be found at this link: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/869-082-00142-9

Managing Degraded Off-highway Vehicle Trails in Wet, Unstable, and Sensitive Environments

Managing Degraded Off-highway Vehicle Trails in Wet, Unstable, and Sensitive Environments
Author: Kevin G. Meyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2002
Genre: Forests and forestry
ISBN:

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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.

Trails for the Twenty-first Century

Trails for the Twenty-first Century
Author: Charles A. Flink
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2001
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

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"Communities across the country are working to convert unused railway and canal corridors into multi-use trails that offer an innovative means of addressing sprawl, revitalizing urban areas, and reusing degraded lands." "Trails for the Twenty-First Century is a step-by-step guide to all aspects of the planning, design, and management of multi-use trails. Originally published in 1993, this completely revised and updated edition offers a wealth of new information includings."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved