Friends,
Like I said in yesterday’s email the Minnesota ATV lobby won a HUGE victory last session. The details are outlined in a comprehensive front page article in today’s _Pioneer Press_ (read at www.twincities.com). Here are some key points:
1) MN DNR has inventoried 1,100 miles of “official” state trails for off road vehicles but more than 11,000 miles of “unofficial” trails.
2) This year 74 percent of Minnesota State Forestland is accessible to ATVers. They can now ride on any trail not posted “closed.”
3) As of August 1, 2005 riders “can go on any visible trail, even if it’s not part of a designated trail system.”
4) 270,000 MN ATV registrations = 5 percent of MN’s population owns ATVs.
ATVers have told us what they want and they obviously have the means to get it.
Brook
715-472-2922
