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Friends of snowmobilers

 

Americans for Responsible Recreational Access

Blue Ribbon Coalition

CitizensForBalancedUse.com

Montanans For Multiple Use

Mountain States Legal Foundation

Off-Road Business Association

Pacific Legal Foundation

Pacific Northwest Four Wheel Drive Association

Property Rights Research.org

Utah Shared Access Alliance

 

Western State Snowmobile Associations

 

Alaska State Snowmobile Association

California Nevada-Snowmobile Association

Colorado Snowmobile Association

Idaho State Snowmobile Association

Montana Snowmobile Association

Oregon State Snowmobile Association

Utah Snowmobile Association

Washington State Snowmobile Association

Wyoming State Snowmobile Association

 

National Snowmobile Organizations

 

American Council of Snowmobile Associations

International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association

Snowmobile Alliance of Western States (SAWS)

 


Facts

The Current Size of the Wilderness System (from www.wilderness.net)
The Wilderness system in the United States continues to grow every year from the original 9.1 million acres. Current figures show the size to be 109,478,956 acres.

Wilderness Acreage By Agency
Agency % of Total Acres
BLM 7.98% 8,726,011
FS 33.02% 36,160,078
FWS 18.91% 20,702,350
NPS 40.09% 43,890,517

Total Acres: 109,478,956

 

Acreage figures above last updated 8/11/09

 

Alaska has a total of 57,425,569 acres of designated wilderness

California has a total of 14,986,424 acres of designated wilderness

Colorado has a total of 3,707,254 acres of designated wilderness

Idaho has a total of 4,522,779 acres of designated wilderness

Montana has a total of 3,443,038 acres of designated wilderness

Nevada has a total of 3,370,343 acres of designated wilderness

Oregon has a total of 2,473,207 acres of designated wilderness

Utah has a total of 1,156,952 acres of designated wilderness

Washington has a total of 4,423,676 acres of designated wilderness

Wyoming has a total of 3,111,232 acres of designated wildernesses

 

NOTE: Current state acreages above are the sum of acreage measurements reported by each administrative unit for each Wilderness. Last updated on 8/11/09.


 
State # Registered Snowmobiles 2007 # Registered Snowmobiles 1990
Alaska 53,400 2,756
California 22,330 7,989
Colorado 36,500 16,026
Idaho 51,000 15,356
Montana 23,440 14,500
Nevada Doesn't register sleds  
Oregon 16,809 9,533
Utah 27,894 12,706
Washington 31,532 17,280
Wyoming 19,060 14,683
Total 281,965 110,073
 

 

Note: These figures come from the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association


Other Useful Links

 

Find a National Forest by State

Land Areas of the National Forest System (LAR)

National Forests of Region 1 (northeastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana)

National Forests of Region 2 (Colorado and Wyoming)

National Forests of Region 4 (Utah, western Wyoming, southern Idaho, Nevada and a small portion of California)

National Forests of Region 5 (California)

National Forests of Region 6 (Oregon and Washington)

National Visitor Use Monitoring Program

Roadless web site from the Forest Service

Snowest

Snowmobilenews.com

Snow Tracks

Threatened and Endangered Species Information

Wilderness.net

Wilderness in America

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