New on this Site

  • List of non-conforming, un-wild uses allowed in Wilderness areas.view
  • Discussion of national monuments as tools for preservation view

See also:

  • Essay supporting existence of hiking-only trails. view
  • We explain the exact rules that ban bikes on public lands -- It was the federal land management agencies who banned bikes, not Congress. view
  • Essay on use of boundary adjustments and corridors to resolve conflicts. view
  • Blog post on Montana.

Problem:

Federal rules prohibit bicycling in designated Wilderness. This unjustified discrimination diminishes public support for the preservation of public lands.

Two Solutions:

2. Diversify wild designations


Rainbow over Rabbit Valley, west of Grand Junction, Colorado

Preservation Beyond Wilderness

by Gary Sprung and Jim Hasenauer

...Many of us in the preservation movement dream of a rebirth of the grandeur that was early America.... read on

Mountain Bikers Care About Wild Places

...We speak on behalf of mountain bikes and bicyclists, but central to that is to speak on behalf of the wildness we treasure. ...read on

Rainbow over Rabbit Valley, west of Grand Junction, Colorado
-- photo by Gnurps