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TREAD GUIDELINES APPENDIX - E “Tread Douglas County Forest Land Use Guidelines As an operator of a motorized vehicle on the Douglas County Forest, it is your responsibility to “tread and protect Douglas County’s unique environmental features. ¾ Obtain maps and rules from the Douglas County Forestry Department. Learn the rules and follow them. ¾ Contact the Douglas County Forestry Department Trail Hotline for trail updates before you go. ¾ Attend ATV and snowmobile safety courses. Pass your knowledge and skills on to others. ¾ Avoid running over young trees, shrubs, grasses and other vegetation damaging them or killing them. ¾ Stay off soft, wet trails readily damaged and torn-up by vehicles. Repairing damage is expensive and is aesthetically unappealing to other users of the forest roads and trails. ¾ Resist the urge to pioneer a new road or trail, or to cut across county forestland. Cross-country travel is prohibited on Douglas County Forest Land for any reason. ¾ Obey gate closures, other obstruction devices and regulatory signs. Vandalism costs tax dollars and reduces trail riding opportunities. ¾ Respect non-motorized trails. They are closed to all motorized vehicles. ¾ Respect private landowner rights. Be a good neighbor. ¾ Thumbs down on sound! Loud noise in the forest setting is offensive to some user groups. Maintain stock mufflers, maximum decibel readings are the law. ¾ Spark arrestors are mandatory, they prevent hot particles of carbon and soot from escaping the vehicle and starting wildland fires. ¾ Courtesy and respect for other trail users is a matter of safety and treading Yield the right-of-way.