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It's also straight-up illegal to operate any sort of vehicle in US wilderness areas (horses are OK). I think they also ban gas motors and maybe even things like
by floren 6y ago
It's also straight-up illegal to operate any sort of vehicle in US wilderness areas (horses are OK). I think they also ban gas motors and maybe even things like electric chainsaws.
- bmj 6y agoFrom what I've read, there are some areas where the Forest Service/Park Service are allowed to use power tools for maintenance activities. This seems like the exception rather than rule, however. I have a friend who does trail maintenance in the Dolly Sodds and surrounding areas, and he has gotten quite adept at using a crosscut saw with his partner. I've seen it in action, and the efficiency of that tool, in the hands of skilled users, is quite impressive.
- maxerickson 6y agoMost US public lands are not (in the legal sense) wilderness areas.
- floren 6y agoTrue, but there are plenty of wilderness areas, and the Forest Service needs effective tools for maintaining them. This means crosscut saws and pack mules, sometimes.
- maxerickson 6y agoUSFS manages National Forests that aren't wilderness areas. They do timber sales and such where the logging will be done with machinery and trucked out. National Park Service manages lands that are legally classified as wilderness areas.