Defending Tahoe National Forest

Conservation groups represented by Earthjustice intervened in a federal lawsuit to support a 2010 U.S. Forest Service plan for the Tahoe National Forest. The plan limits off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to approximately 2,000 miles of roads, 385 miles of trails, and 244 acres of play areas to prevent environmental damage and protect drinking water sources for millions of Californians.

• The U.S. Forest Service implemented a Travel Management Rule in 2005 and a specific plan for the Tahoe National Forest in September 2010 to end unlimited cross-country driving and limit motor vehicles to designated roads, trails, and play areas.
• Off-road vehicle use causes environmental degradation, including hillside ruts and erosion, which leads to sediment in waterways that serve as primary drinking water sources for millions of Californians.
• In July 2012, off-road clubs filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service to overturn the management plan and maintain access to all user-created trails, prompting conservation groups to file a motion to intervene in the Eastern California District court.

APA

Earthjustice (2013). Defending Tahoe National Forest. https://earthjustice.org/case/defending-tahoe-national-forest

Chicago

Earthjustice. Defending Tahoe National Forest. 2013. https://earthjustice.org/case/defending-tahoe-national-forest.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Earthjustice |title=Defending Tahoe National Forest |date=25 November 2013 |url=https://earthjustice.org/case/defending-tahoe-national-forest |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{earthjustice2013defending, author = {{Earthjustice}}, title = {{Defending Tahoe National Forest}}, institution = {Earthjustice}, year = {2013}, month = nov, url = {https://earthjustice.org/case/defending-tahoe-national-forest}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }