- This group is out of Coeur d’Alene. It is basically giving direction to ATV users on private Forest land open to public recreation.
- Know where you are
- Respect private property: ask first
- No fires without specific landowner permission
- Keep equipment out of draws and saturated meadows as much as possible
- If you must, slowly cross streams where there is plenty of vegetation or rock to protect the band and rock bottom to protect the bed. Minimize crossing
- On a road with cross-drainage, cross the drain at the deepest point (usually on the down-slope end). Yes it slows you down, but erosion of the shallow “high side” will eliminate the effectiveness of drainage control. Gradual rilling erodes the running surface and makes travel more difficult. Eventually off-road bypasses are developed which magnify the erosion problem. Annual road maintenance costs to meet state and federal forest practices regulations are huge. Any activity that adds to them is met with dismay. Destruction of road drainage control, more than any other issue except wanton destruction of property, leads to road closures.
- If a road gate does not have an ATV bypass, do not construct one. MOST IPF and some private forest landowners reluctantly provide these to avoid the expense of replacing destroyed gates. But some roads are deliberately blocked to all traffic for a reason.
- Report unauthorized “mud-bogging”, gate destruction, wood cutting, hill climbing, littering and general vandalism activities to landowners and encourage them to contact authorities. We know you do not approve of these activities and suffer from the bad “rep” they generate for all ATV enthusiasts.
IPA Meeting October 2, 2024 – 6pm
WHEN: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 WHERE: Trails Restaurant – Meeting Room – Grangeville, Idaho TIME: 6 pm Please feel welcome to arrive early and have dinner at the
Wild Web West
September 29, 2024
