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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by jacobolus on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:52AM (#19710868)
A lot of desert ecosystems are incredibly fragile, and if just one asshole with an offroad vehicle starts doing donuts for fun on the weekend will get damaged in ways that can take decades to recover.

There are plenty of public lands in CA where you can walk around off trail.

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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by fromthestart on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:29AM (#19711159)
>https://www.nps.gov/articles/seug-soil-crust.htm

Living soil which can be destroyed by footsteps. Cyanobacteria and lichens and algae. One of the oldest organisms on Earth.

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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by Brakenshire on Sunday April 21, 2019 @03:58AM (#19711066)
Right to roam laws clearly don’t include the right to do damage by driving an offroad vehicle anywhere you like.
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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by jacobolus on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:12AM (#19711108)
Yes, but the existence of jerks with offroad vehicles explains some of the fences.

There are plenty of places where just having visitors regularly hike across the ground off-trail does significant damage to the ecosystem, which is why fragile or popular parks restrict public access to marked trails and designated campsites.

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