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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

A natural "control" condition

David Drake sends this interesting idea:

"I remain perplexed as to why we are unable to sell using Vilas county as a test case for
"no ATV's allowed." We clearly need a large area, where ATV's are
not allowed to determine the extent of the damage or lack of damage
they are doing in areas where they are allowed. "

Experimental conditions are the hallmark of scientific research. By leaving some areas of the northwoods free of ATV trails, we have a natural "control group" to measure ATV damage, impact to other users, and the cost of restoration and enforcement of areas that do have ATV's.

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