If you haven't guessed by my prior coverage, I'm a big fan of Tread Lightly!, leaving things better than how I found it, and generally not causing much, if any, damage to our public lands and waters. It's why I was so intrigued by Montana Trout Unlimited's work on the Judith River, and it's why whenever I head off into the woods for some much-needed time away from my computer, I come out with more than what I came in with.
Case in point, I went fishing with my family last week, and I think we pulled out about 10 pounds of trash from along the Provo River's banks.
So when I come across fellow powersports users behaving badly, I tend to get righteously pissed-off. After all, we're all judged by the 90/10 rule—i.e. the 10% of users who are jackasses label the other 90%. And this is absolutely the case presented here today, as a Sherp ATV was recently seen driving through the Blackfoot River in Montana, one of the most prized trout streams in the state, and causing damage as the company operating the machine sprayed the river's banks for weeds.
