St. Paul For the 25 percent of all-terrain vehicle owners living in the seven-county metro region, finding a place to ride usually has meant trailering machines a few hours to drive them.

Changing that will require partnerships between off-highway
riders and local units of government. The DNR’s metro region OHV
system plan notes the region’s rapid growth may create
opportunities for temporary facilities that serve as a bridge
between a property’s former rural use and future, more urbanized
uses.

A complete copy of the draft Metro Region Off-Highway Vehicle
System Plan can be accessed on the DNR’s web site at:
www.dnr.state.mn.us/input/mgmtplans/rmv/index.html, or by calling
the DNR at (651) 772-7934. Public comments on the plan will be
accepted until March 11, 2003, and can be sent to DNR Central
Region Trails and Waterways, 1200 Warner Rd., St. Paul, MN
55106.