Re: The Impacts of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People -- A Review of the Literature

[Chris]

Mike Vandeman <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> The Impacts of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People --
> A Review of the Literature
> Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.
> July 3, 2004
>
> "Every recreationist -- whether hiker, biker, horsepacker, or posey
> sniffer -- should not begin by asking, 'What's best for ME?' but
> rather 'What's best for the bears?'" Tom Butler
>
> "Will we keep some parts of the American landscape natural and wild
> and free -- or must every acre be easily accessible to people and
> their toys? … Mountain bikes' impacts on the land are large and
> getting worse. … The aggressive push of mountain bike organizations to
> build ever-growing webs of trails poses serious problems of habitat
> fragmentation, increased erosion, and wildlife conflicts.
> As interest in extreme riding continues to grow, as trail
> networks burgeon, and as new technology makes it possible for
> ever-more mountain bicyclists to participate, even the most remote
> wild landscapes may become trammeled -- and trampled -- by knobby
> tires. … The destruction of wilderness and the fragmentation of
> habitats and ecosystems is death by a thousand cuts. Will introduction
> of mountain bikes -- and their penetration farther into wilderness --
> promote additional fragmentation and human conflicts with the natural
> world? Yes." Brian O'Donnell and Michael Carroll
>
> "Some things are obvious: mountain bikes do more damage to the land
> than hikers. To think otherwise ignores the story told by the ground.
> Although I have never ridden a mountain bike, I am very familiar with


Mike, is this true?? You once said that you had ridden a mountain bike
once.



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[Mike Vandeman]

On 28 Aug 2007 19:32:27 GMT, Chris <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Mike Vandeman <[email protected]> wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> The Impacts of Mountain Biking on Wildlife and People --
>> A Review of the Literature
>> Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.
>> July 3, 2004
>>
>> "Every recreationist -- whether hiker, biker, horsepacker, or posey
>> sniffer -- should not begin by asking, 'What's best for ME?' but
>> rather 'What's best for the bears?'" Tom Butler
>>
>> "Will we keep some parts of the American landscape natural and wild
>> and free -- or must every acre be easily accessible to people and
>> their toys? … Mountain bikes' impacts on the land are large and
>> getting worse. … The aggressive push of mountain bike organizations to
>> build ever-growing webs of trails poses serious problems of habitat
>> fragmentation, increased erosion, and wildlife conflicts.
>> As interest in extreme riding continues to grow, as trail
>> networks burgeon, and as new technology makes it possible for
>> ever-more mountain bicyclists to participate, even the most remote
>> wild landscapes may become trammeled -- and trampled -- by knobby
>> tires. … The destruction of wilderness and the fragmentation of
>> habitats and ecosystems is death by a thousand cuts. Will introduction
>> of mountain bikes -- and their penetration farther into wilderness --
>> promote additional fragmentation and human conflicts with the natural
>> world? Yes." Brian O'Donnell and Michael Carroll
>>
>> "Some things are obvious: mountain bikes do more damage to the land
>> than hikers. To think otherwise ignores the story told by the ground.
>> Although I have never ridden a mountain bike, I am very familiar with
>
>
>Mike, is this true?? You once said that you had ridden a mountain bike
>once.

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