Management Problem 30: Noise and smoke
Problem observed or reports received
3, 7.9% respondents observed or received reports of this management problem
35, 92.1% respondents did not observe or receive reports of this management problem
2, 66.7% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that the problem differed by season.
1, 33.3% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that the problem did not differ by season.
For those who reported the problem differed by season, how it differed.
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Noise--summer dirt bikes, winter snowmobiles--complaints from skiers
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Winter only
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Management Problem 30: Noise and smoke
Strategies used
Indirect Strategies
1, 33.3% yes
posters or signs
2, 66.7% no
maps
3, 100.0% no
brochures
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
2, 66.7% no
other educational materials
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
bulletin boards
2, 66.7% no
etiquette
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
local newspaper articles
2, 66.7% no
user ethics
3, 100.0% no
public service announcements
trail descriptions
3, 100.0% no
manufacturers’ stickers on
ATVs*
trail use recommendations
3, 100.0% no
additional funding, matching
funds*
Direct Strategies
close or limit use
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
2, 66.7% no
1, 33.3% yes
3, 100.0% no
non-issuance of outfitter,
guide, or event permits
organized events to do trail
maintenance
relocate or designate OHV
trails
users ride in dispersed patterns
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
separate trails
2, 66.7% no
separate user groups
3, 100.0% no
make repairs as soon as
located*
alternate between user groups
3, 100.0% no
pick up litter*
3, 100.0% no
2, 66.7% yes
law enforcement
1, 33.3% no
seasonal closures
2, 66.7% no
3, 100.0% no
2, 66.7% yes
provisions for special use
permits
3, 100.0% no
voluntary sound tests*
1, 33.3% no
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use OHV trail crews to maintain
trails*
Management Problem 30: Noise and smoke
Resource Hardening Strategies
Specify a maximum grade on
trails?
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
artificial tread (e.g., geofabric
with sand and gravel, concrete
blocks)
What percent?
n/a
Specify a minimum grade?
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
lengthened trails to disperse
riders
What percent?
n/a
3, 100.0% no
drain dips (meaning a reversal of
grade)
3, 100.0% no
flexible water bars
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
designated campsites
3, 100.0% no
for events, restricted to one
direction (e.g., uphill or
downhill)*
trail design: limit long
straightaways/use all single
track/ use natural obstacles*
barricades, barriers*
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
rolling dips, dog bones*
3, 100.0% no
staging areas with parking
facilities
3, 100.0% no
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general trail maintenance
including consistent,
mechanized & 3-year plan*
overflow parking and staging
areas*
Management Problem 30: Noise and smoke
Bridge Building/Collaboration Strategies
3, 100.0% yes
personal contacts
partner with different groups
3, 100.0% no
1, 33.3% yes
local OHV club meetings
2, 66.7% no
1, 33.3% yes
meetings with state OHV groups
1, 33.3% yes
adopt-a-trail program
1, 33.3% yes
workshops
2, 66.7% no
trail safety evaluation form
3, 100.0% no
committees with different groups
3, 100.0% no
education, including campfire
programs*
3, 100.0% no
maintain trail with local groups
and volunteers
working with sheriff’s dept.*
joint clean-ups with BLM*
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
mine safety evaluation form*
3, 100.0% no
3, 100.0% no
partner with OHV shops
2, 66.7% no
2, 66.7% no
3, 100.0% no
volunteer patrols
2, 66.7% no
2, 66.7% no
1, 33.3% yes
1, 33.3% yes
3, 100.0% no
find out from users and
environmentalists where trails
should be*
* Strategies added by respondents in response to open-ended questions.
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help from regional office and
state*
Management Problem 30: Noise and smoke
Strategies reported “used most often”
2, 66.7% personal contacts
1, 33.3% posters or signs
Strategies reported “most effective”
Why “most effective”
2, 66.7% personal contacts
1, 33.3% voluntary sound checks
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Explain more out at the trailhead--conflicts
occur at trailhead.
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Use personal contacts for voluntary sound
checks. "Your bike sounds noisy. Can we
check it for you?" There is a NEW
California law on reduced noise levels.
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Noise checks at staging areas and events
off-forest inform/educate users and lower
noise levels.
2, 66.7% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that their strategies differed by season.
1, 33.3% of those respondents who observed or received reports of this management problem
indicated that their strategies did not differ by season.
For those who reported their strategies differed by season, how they differed.
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Winter only
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No way to check noise for snowmobiles. (Sound check equipment is not designed for
snowmobiles.) Have to use personal contact in winter.
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