Article: FOREST SERVICE SEEKS HALT TO ILLEGAL BIKE TRAILS IN LAKE TAHOE BASIN

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif., July 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit issued the following press release:

The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) is appealing to area mountain bikers to work with the agency on trail creation, rather than constructing illegal trails on public lands. New user-constructed mountain bike trails are appearing all over the Lake Tahoe Basin, causing safety concerns, as well as damage to natural and historical resources.

Forest Service trail crews have located and rehabbed a number of user-created trails in the last few months, and individuals have received notices of violation for ...

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