1989-2001 ATV Impact Assessment and Mitigation Project
Cook M. 1989-2001 ATV Impact Assessment and Mitigation Project
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, like other Alaskan ANILCA Parks, is faced with the legal dual requirements of providing reasonable and feasible access to inholders and subsistence users while providing for the protection of the Park's natural and cultural resources and values. At present, most access is accomplished with the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Throughout the arctic and sub-arctic regions of Alaska, there have been long-standing concerns about the impacts and long-term consequences of ATV use. Research (including within WRST) indicates ATV use degrades soil and vegetative resources, however the amount of impact varies according to vehicle type, amount and season of use, vegetation type, soil ice content, slope and trail configuration.
- Type
- Geospatial Dataset
- Authors
- Cook, Mary Beth
- Units
- CAKN , WRST
- Keywords
- all-terrain vehicles, Assessment, ATV trails, DatasetCatalog, environmental damage, Environmental Monitoring, geosynthetic materials, Impacts, Mitigation, Monitoring, natural materials, trail hardening, Wrangell - St Elias National Park, WRST