ORV Management Practices Manual: Strategy 2

Strategy 2.	Regulate Visitor Use Practices
Tactic 2.1	Prohibit Particularly Damaging Practices
Purpose	Prevent or reduce resource damage by prohibiting ORV use practices that are particularly damaging.
Description	Some ORV use practices are severely damaging and often unnecessary or inappropriate.
Costs to ORV Visitors	Low-High. No cost to visitors who don't engage in these activities; high cost to visitors whose recreational activity is dependent upon the prohibited practice.
Costs to Management	Moderate. Effective communication and enforcement are necessary to success.
Effectiveness	Moderate. Most ORV riders will likely comply with such prohibitions. Enforcement, though difficult, will be needed to ensure high compliance.
Comments	Explaining the rationale for prohibiting selected practices will be necessary to increase compliance, reduce the need for enforcement efforts, and to instill an ethic that leads to more permanent changes in actions.

Strategy 2.	Regulate Visitor Use Practices
Tactic 2.2	Increase Enforcement Efforts
Purpose	Prevent or reduce resource damage through greater agency staff presence in the backcountry, with an emphasis on visitor contact and law enforcement.
Description	Many visitors will respond to educational messages to reduce the resource impacts of their activities. However, for some visitors only the presence of agency staff and the threat of enforcement actions will be effective in modifying actions.
Costs to ORV Visitors	Low-Mod. No cost to visitors who follow ORV use regulations. Moderate cost to some visitors who may resent law enforcement presence or emphasis.
Costs to Management	High. Increasing agency staff presence in the backcountry requires additional staff, vehicles, and operational costs.
Effectiveness	Moderate. Most visitors will likely take note of expanded visitor contact and enforcement activities and reduce or stop participation in prohibited practices.
Comments	Visitor contact that focuses on describing the rationale for prohibited practices will reduce the need for use of law enforcement as an option.

Strategy 2.	Regulate Visitor Use Practices
Tactic 2.3	Prohibit Practices that Cause Visitor Conflict
Purpose	Prevent or reduce visitor conflicts by prohibiting ORV riding practices that strongly interfere with the experience of other visitors.
Description	Prohibit specified ORV riding actions or use practices that are particularly bothersome to other ORV or non-ORV recreationists.
Costs to ORV Visitors	Low-Moderate. No cost to visitors who don't engage in prohibited activities; moderate cost to visitors who may resent further regulations or management enforcement presence.
Costs to Management	Moderate. Effective communication and enforcement are necessary for success.
Effectiveness	Moderate. Most ORV riders will likely comply with such prohibitions. Enforcement, though difficult, will be needed to ensure high compliance.
Comments	Explaining the rationale for prohibiting selected practices will be necessary to increase compliance, reduce the need for enforcement efforts, and to instill an ethic that leads to more permanent changes in actions.