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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 14 > Forest Service bans vehicles on Ann’s Butte

Forest Service bans vehicles on Ann’s Butte

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
January 14, 2009

The U.S. Forest Service is closing Ann’s Butte to motorized vehicles as of this morning due to damage to the soil and the spread of invasive weeds.

The tires of motorized vehicles — probably off-road motorcycles — are tearing up grasses and vegetation in the area,....

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