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Unauthorized off High Vehicle Routes (OHVR) in Ashley National Forest.

Unauthorized off High Vehicle Routes (OHVR) in Ashley National Forest. Background. The Ashley national forest was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 located in the north eastern portion of Utah and the south western portion of Wyoming.

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Unauthorized off High Vehicle Routes (OHVR) in Ashley National Forest.

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  1. Unauthorized off High Vehicle Routes (OHVR) in Ashley National Forest.

  2. Background • The Ashley national forest was established by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1908 • located in the north eastern portion of Utah and the south western portion of Wyoming. • The forest is comprised of 1.3 million acres of the northern and southern slopes of the Uinta Mountains, the Wyoming Basin, and the Tavaputs Plateau

  3. The Uintah Mountain watershed provides water for a large number of cities and industries • Because of this it is important to manage the resource so that it is clean and usable in the here and now as well as for future generations

  4. The Forest service has established • Off Highway Vehicle routes (OHV) • Bike , hiking and horse trails • so the forest can be explored and enjoyed in many ways

  5. Unauthorized routes

  6. WET MEADOWS

  7. 2003 DATA COMPILATION

  8. Map 1: All potential Unauthorized OHV Roads

  9. Map 2: Unauthorized roads checked 2011-2012 A total of 177.87 km of Unauthorized roads were checked

  10. Map 3: Unauthorized OHV roads Closed 2011-2012 110 km of Unauthorized roads have been closed

  11. Closed Roads

  12. What about the database….? • For the most part this semester I have been figuring out how to do different tasks. • Right now I have a rough idea of what I want the database to be . • So the Database is still a work in progress .

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