Trump repeals off-road vehicle rules in national forests

Trump repeals off-road vehicle rules in national forests

ATVs and dirt bikes can now roam freely in Snohomish County’s Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, putting wildlife at risk.

Trump Revokes 50-Year-Old Public Lands Rules Governing Snowmobiles and Off-Road Vehicles

Snowmobilers near Yellowstone Lake. Credit: NPS / Jacob W. Frank President Donald Trump has revoked two executive orders that have guided off-road vehicle (ORV) and over-snow vehicle (OSV) use on federal public lands for more than five decades, setting off a new debate over access, conservation, and the future of recreation on America’s public lands. The May 29 executive order repeals Executive Order 11644, signed by President Richard Nixon in 1…