2007 Wrangler News Reviews & Articles
SEMA Action Network Driving Force - April 2007
OFF-ROAD TRAILS (AND SALES) THREATENED IN WASHINGTON, UTAH
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to create a 106,000-acre wilderness area in Washington's Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. The SEMA-opposed bill would close existing roads and trails. SEMA supports an alternative approach that would set aside 13,000 acres to allow the continued use of these routes.
Wilderness designations are consequential to SEMA members since they potentially deny access to off-roaders and curtail the equipment they purchase for back-country activities. SEMA supports cooperative approaches to wilderness issues, such as establishing adjacent or nearby areas that are open to off-highway use. This includes “cherry-stem” roads as off-road corridors within the wilderness areas. ...more
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