U.S. representatives request administrative order that would shut off-highway vehicles out of 9.4 million acres in Utah

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The U.S. representative from New York who is sponsoring U.S. House bill H.R. 1925, which would close 9.4 million acres to off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding in Utah, has sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar requesting the secretary use his administrative powers to close those lands, the American Motorcyclist
Association (AMA) reports.
Rep. [...]

HR 1925 Utah Wilderness Bill is a Zombie

http://thegeneralsrecreationden.blogspot.com/2009/10/hr-1925-ut-wilderness-bill-is-zombie.html

One thing that I really hate are zombies. There is almost nothing that you can do to kill them … and, just when you think they are dead – they come back to life.
The never ending effort by SUWA and out-of-state legislators to resurrect the infamous 9.4 million acres of “potential Wilderness” [...]

U.S. lawmakers conduct hearing that considers banning motorized vehicles from more than 9 million acres in Utah

Source: American Motorcyclist Association
AMA staff was on-site to monitor a U.S. House subcommittee hearing today, Oct. 1, on a measure aimed at banning off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV) from one-sixth of the state of Utah.
The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), held the hearing to consider [...]

The Truth About Wilderness

An Analysis of Limitations Placed on Recreation through Wilderness Designation.
Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL)
By Marcie Swenson
“Wilderness” is the word radical environmentalists hide behind when they are trying to close public lands to recreation.
Radical environmentalists will try and convince the general population that recreation can and does take place in wilderness. The overwhelming evidence expressed in [...]

Whose land is it?

Published in the Vernal Express June 3, 2009.
“They act as if they are owners of the land, and they are not,” declared Dan Deans, organizer of the recent rally held on the courthouse lawn to protest proposed changes to ATV trails and campgrounds.
Dozens of community members took the time to stop by the rally held [...]