By Lee Bergquist
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
National forest planners are proposing to close motorized access to 55 percent of the roads in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest.
The plan is designed to protect the ecology of the sprawling northern forest, but some motor sports enthusiasts and outdoorsmen say they will lose access to many remote areas.
“I don’t know if hunters or fishermen realize the impact that this will have on their form of recreation,” said John Schnorr, executive director of the Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association, which has closely followed developments.
Starting Saturday, the public has an additional 30 days to comment, and as more details emerge, the plan is likely to once again fuel longstanding differences over the use of public land.
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