BARK ROADTRUTHING STATISTICS

From March 2007 to September 2007, we surveyed 335 road segments, on 300 roads.

CLOSURES

133 (44%) had some closure device

42 berms

42 metal gates

21 metal railings or cables

10 rock and boulder piles

18 other

Of the 42 berms

16 (38%) are ineffective at keeping vehicles from passing

10 (23%) show signs of vehicle use beyond the closure

Of the 42 metal gates

31 (74%) were not locked

28 (66%) show signs of vehicle use beyond the closure

18 (43%) show signs of vandalism or non-administrative reasons for an unlocked gate

Of the 21 metal railings or cables

12 (60%) are ineffective at keeping vehicles from passing

9 (43%) show signs of vehicle use beyond the closure

Of the 10 rock and boulder piles

7 (70%) are ineffective at keeping vehicles from passing

3 (30%) show signs of vehicle use beyond the closure

OHV USE

Of the 335 road segments 87 (26%) had clear signs of OHV use.

Of the 87 roads used by OHVers

35 (40%) roads had a closure device

9 with a berm

11 with a gate

15 other

Of the 335 road segments, we found in total

32 user-created OHV trails

10 of which started beyond a closure device

We documented 64 road segments to have unofficial spur roads.

19 (30%) of the road segments with documented spurs showed signs of OHV use

133 unofficial, spur roads were documented