try this
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/LetterToOff-RoadVehicleUsers_157641_7.pdf
STATE OF MI CHI GAN
DEPARTM ENT OF N ATU RAL RESO URCES
LA N SI N G
J ENNIF ER M. GRANHOLM REBE CCA A . HUMPHRIES
GOVERN OR DIRECT OR
Dear Off-Road Vehicle User:
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (Department) is
pleased to provide several outdoor recreation opportunities, such as
designated Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) trails and riding areas for your
use and enjoyment.
With many program responsibilities, the Department must balance
its goal of providing designated ORV riding opportunities with its
duty to protect and manage the State’s natural resources. A
recently completed forest certification audit evaluated, among other
items, the use of ORVs on state forest lands. The finding of this
audit was that an unacceptable level of environmental damage is
resulting from illegal ORV use on state owned lands.
This is a serious matter that must be addressed by both the
Department and the ORV community. It is very likely the privilege to
use ORVs on state owned land will diminish if illegal ORV use is not
significantly reduced or eliminated. Please stay on designated ORV
trails/areas. If you see other users damaging the environment,
report them by calling 1-800-292-7800. The ORV community must
step forward and make it clear that illegal ORV use not only hurts
the environment, but harms the reputation of legal users and
threatens the future of legal ORV use in Michigan.
Thank you for your help in this matter. Together, we can make a
difference.
Lynne M. Boyd, Chief Alan Marble, Chief
Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Law Enforcement
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Keith J. Charters, Chair ● Mary Brown ● Darnell Earley ● Bob Garner
Gerald Hall ● John Madigan ● Frank W heatlake
STEVENS T. MASON BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30028 ● LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909 -7528
www.michigan.gov/dnr ● (517) 373-2329