Comments on: Support Vermont’s effort to stop ATVs in their tracks!

By: Tree Hugger

Tree Hugger — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:19:33 +0000

There are trails for hikers, horse back riding, lakes for boating and everyone goes after the ATVers.

Did you ever consider that without ATVers, most of the trails would be overgrown?

Without them, the E.P. have less money to operate.

Without them, less money would come into Vermont.

Look at a satalite view on google maps, are they really doing that much damage, you can hardly see the trails!!!!

I love the trees and land as much as the next guy but the only reason we can walk around in the woodlands of Vermont is because they cleared the path for us. If they stopped riding, it would be so overgrown we could not even hike in the woods.

Keep the ATVers, the help me get to remote locations because of their trail system.

Hug a tree but leave the ATVers alone.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:30:55 +0000

As it stands now, illegal riding is an ongoing problem and the evidence is widely visible. With the current trend toward environmentally responsible uses of our dwindling resources, adding ATVs to the list of motor sports allowed on state land is a step back. The noise, fumes, and high speed of these vehicles make them incompatible and dangerous to wildlife as well as humans and domestic pets that share our public lands. ATVs continue to evolve in power and size along with a corresponding destructive and annoyance factor. Public lands and money should not be used to support the ATV industry.

By: Art Coates

Art Coates — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:47:56 +0000

We need to protect what little natural habitat remains. Our breathable air, potable water and nourishing food all depend on uncontaminated resouces. Recreation that not only respects those, but appreciates their awesome beauty is fine, but the wilderness is no Route 66. Damage to, and destruction of those resources is never a good thing for anyone or anything. Consideration of stewardship in thinking about our natural resources needs to replace exploitation.

By: Todd Harington

Todd Harington — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:29:02 +0000

You people try to control everything !!! Nanny state gone wild……. The more you try to control everything … the more things go bad ! Shame on you !
people in VT are only going to take so much of this bull—- !! Soon your going to want to make everyone Vote for less Government involvement !!! I miss MR Douglas already !