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GOP plan would open more public land to off-road vehicles

ATVs as well as all off-highway motorcycles and UTVs in Idaho must display new license plates plus the traditional OHV stickers in 2009. (File / The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
ATVs as well as all off-highway motorcycles and UTVs in Idaho must display new license plates plus the traditional OHV stickers in 2009. (File / The Spokesman-Review)
ATVs as well as all off-highway motorcycles and UTVs in Idaho must display new license plates plus the traditional OHV stickers in 2009. (File / The Spokesman-Review)

PUBLIC LANDS — Congressman Doc Hastings, R-WA, the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, is promoting a Republican plan that would remove restrictions on motorized access to 43 million acres of public land nationwide.

A tip of the hat to the Backcountry Hunters and Anglers organization for trekking to Washington, D.C., to let Congress know that’s a lame idea.

Read the story from McClatchy Newspapers.

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog