OK. I'm about to open a can of worms. What was
TPWD thinking when it came up with the OHV program?
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/ohv/index.phtml
Texas OHV Program Mission Statement:
The Texas Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Program was created to provide family-oriented OHV trail riding opportunities which are safer and will serve as a positive force for conservation of the natural and cultural resources of Texas.
"... positive force for conservation of the natural and cultural resources.."?
How is releasing motorbikes, dune buggies, ATVs, monster trucks on public land going conserve natural resources? It is only going to make it worse by encouraging this destructive hobby. Wasn't it just a few short years ago when the state was going to ban such vehicles from river beds? I've personally seen the destruction of banks on the North Bosque River due to this sport. So now Joe Six-Pack Public is now going to travel to just 16 sites across Texas to get his thrill? I don't think so. We are not talking about barren wasteland these sites are set up on, but national forests, grasslands and even rivers! I am by far not a tree hugger. I like fishing, hunting, camping, canoeing, kayaking and try to live by LNT rules. But does this program bother anyone else?
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