Federal Judge Rules 137-Mile Off-Road Vehicle Trail System Would Harm Elk Habitat

A victory in Central Oregon LandWatch’s fight to protect elk habitat and quiet recreation opportunities in the Ochoco National Forest came out Monday, August 27th, 2018.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchAugust 27, 2018Crook County, Elk, Forests, Off-Highway Vehicles, hiking, Win, Ochoco Summit Trail System, Public Lands, Population Decline, Redband Trout, Recreation, Wildlife Habitat

A Big Win for Threatened Crook County Wildlife

LUBA ruled that Crook County did not adequately consider the effects of their plan on significant wildlife, and in doing so, failed to comply with the law.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchFebruary 7, 2018Crook County, Elk, Mule Deer, Ochoco National Forest, Off-Highway Vehicles, Ochoco Summit Trail System, Wildlife Habitat

New Ally in Fight to Save Ochoco Wildlife

The Oregon Hunters Association filed suit in federal district court to oppose the Forest Service's plan to build a 137-mile off-road vehicle trail system through the heart of elk and deer habitat in the Ochocos.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchSeptember 6, 2017Ochoco Summit Trail System, Ochoco National Forest, Public Lands, Oregon Hunters Association, US Forest Service, Elk, hiking, Fish, fishing, Mule Deer, Off-Highway Vehicles, Population Decline, Recreation

Central Oregon LandWatch Files Comprehensive Challenge to Defend the Ochoco Mountains

Today, Central Oregon LandWatch filed a detailed challenge to a Forest Service decision to carve up the Ochoco National Forest by creating a 137-miles off-road vehicle (ORV) route system.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchJuly 13, 2017Elk, Ochoco National Forest, Ochoco Summit Trail System, Off-Highway Vehicles, Public Lands, Redband Trout, Recreation, Crook County

Ochoco OHV meeting draws complaints

As Ochoco National Forest officials prepare to finalize a decision setting up an off-highway vehicle trail system, some participants in the process consider suing and complain that a recent meeting did not allow a full discussion of their concerns

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchDecember 29, 2016Ochoco National Forest, Ochoco Summit Trail System, Off-Highway Vehicles, LandWatch in the Media, Crook County, Elk, Fish, Redband Trout, US Forest Service, The Bulletin

Fight for the Ochocos: Objections arise as new trail system is proposed

Since this article was published, LandWatch submitted an official objection to the Ochoco Summit Trail System proposal.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchNovember 28, 2016The Source, Ochoco National Forest, Wildlife Habitat, Elk, Redband Trout, Crook County, US Forest Service, Ochoco Summit Trail System, Off-Highway Vehicles

LandWatch Objects to Proposed OHV System in the Ochocos

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchNovember 1, 2016Ochoco National Forest, Elk, NEPA, Redband Trout, Off-Highway Vehicles

Action Alert: Protect the Ochoco Forest!

The Forest Service has proposed to build more than one hundred miles of motorized trails, covering approximately 165,000 acres in the Ochoco National Forest at a cost of $1.2 million.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchMarch 17, 2016Ochoco National Forest, Wildlife Habitat, Mule Deer, Elk, Off-Highway Vehicles, Action Alert

Snowmobile Clubs Do $200,000 in Damage to Deschutes Trails

PB reported on the destruction of trails west and south of Bend by volunteer snowmobiling clubs.

Wildlife HabitatCO LandWatchDecember 15, 2015OPB, Off-Highway Vehicles, Trails

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