A Forest Service decision to allow motorcycles and dirt bikes along a trail near Albany in the Medicine Bow is headed to court. The Biodiversity Conservation Alliance is asking for a review. The group’s Duane Short says the decision needs more scrutiny because the forest trail is in the Middle Fork Inventoried Roadless Area and he says it has been traditionally a quiet recreation zone for camping, hunting and fishing. It’s also part of a 250-acre designated elk security habitat.
Short says at the very least, an environmental assessment should have been done first, like has been done for similar decisions in other forests…
Short says the motorized decision is part of a complicated travel management plan that was amended about four years ago. The Forest Service noted in the change that allowing summer motor traffic would have no significant impact on the environment, wildlife or recreation.
Short says at the very least, an environmental assessment should have been done first, like has been done for similar decisions in other forests…
Short says the motorized decision is part of a complicated travel management plan that was amended about four years ago. The Forest Service noted in the change that allowing summer motor traffic would have no significant impact on the environment, wildlife or recreation.
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