To keep "the general public" informed as to what is happening currently with "coming" Public Land Use Zones (P.L.U.Z.) for the Livingstone and Porcupine areas, I thought I would post this thread. We are currently dealing - in general - with public land between Crowsnest Pass and Kananaskis Country.
A large number of stakeholder groups (environmental, conservation, motorized and non-motorized recreation, land owners) were at a meeting yesterday in Blairmore, which was the second in a series about the coming S.S.R.P. draft plan (expected sometime next year). In particular, the establishment of P.L.U.Z.'s for the Porcupine Hills and Livingstone range/Oldman River drainage on current "Green Space/Public Lands" and their associated "Linear Plan" (how much use the land/animals/plants can sustain based on "science") were dealt with more in-depth coming out of our first meeting.
Bottom line, change is coming for "industry" and motorized recreational users of some sort - major or minor depending on much more information to come and many decisions to be made. The largest complaints about motorized recreational users is trail damage and noise - and at this point I would call them equal.
Enforcement is going to be much enhanced this year compared to two years ago, as there are a total of 15 additional enforcement officers on the ground. If you have not seen them yet, you probably will.
If you want to help all motorized users now, I would suggest if you have a loud, aftermarket exhaust - put it back to stock or find a way to "silence" your current one. Every jurisdiction that has a regulated O.H.V. program has a noise limit on exhaust systems. The vast majority are 96 dB, but a very few are 93dB. Currently, Alberta, is one of the few jurisdictions in N.A. without a regulation - but it is my feeling one is definitely coming.
A large number of stakeholder groups (environmental, conservation, motorized and non-motorized recreation, land owners) were at a meeting yesterday in Blairmore, which was the second in a series about the coming S.S.R.P. draft plan (expected sometime next year). In particular, the establishment of P.L.U.Z.'s for the Porcupine Hills and Livingstone range/Oldman River drainage on current "Green Space/Public Lands" and their associated "Linear Plan" (how much use the land/animals/plants can sustain based on "science") were dealt with more in-depth coming out of our first meeting.
Bottom line, change is coming for "industry" and motorized recreational users of some sort - major or minor depending on much more information to come and many decisions to be made. The largest complaints about motorized recreational users is trail damage and noise - and at this point I would call them equal.
Enforcement is going to be much enhanced this year compared to two years ago, as there are a total of 15 additional enforcement officers on the ground. If you have not seen them yet, you probably will.
If you want to help all motorized users now, I would suggest if you have a loud, aftermarket exhaust - put it back to stock or find a way to "silence" your current one. Every jurisdiction that has a regulated O.H.V. program has a noise limit on exhaust systems. The vast majority are 96 dB, but a very few are 93dB. Currently, Alberta, is one of the few jurisdictions in N.A. without a regulation - but it is my feeling one is definitely coming.
