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ORV debate about to get noiser, by Richard Roesler, Olympia Bureau, The Spokane Spokesman-Review. Interviews CORVN members and includes footage of our videotape that won the permanent injunction against a neighborhood ORV track.

Protecting Public Lands from Motorized Recreation, by Karl Forsgaard of Wildlands CPR, describes strategies for helping decision-makers make better decisions

Reforming Recreation Funding Laws in WA State, by Karl Forsgaard of Wildlands CPR, describes how ORVs have been taking over hiking trails. The number of ORV riders in WA is estimated at 44,000, and the number of hikers is over 1,000,000.

Report by noise expert Jerry Lilly on TCC's 30 March 2005 noise test at 14202 Mima Road SW in Rochester (Map and mapfinder)

Articles from the Olympian, Olympia WA:

* County sets bar on noise (21 June 2005) Ordinance tells ORV riders to keep it under 55 decibels
* Neighborhoods armed against speeders (15 June 2005) Radar trailers available to residents
* Study: Chronic noise linked to kids' health (3 June 2005) Exposure to high levels of airplane and traffic noise might be linked to delayed reading abilities and memory problems among youngsters, a study finds.
* Clamor for noise wall pays off (16 June 2005) After 9 years of requests by neighbors, structures will help quiet I-5 racket
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