You really don't like that bumper do you....lol
It's funny about protecting the enviroment. Mother Nature comes back with a vengeance if I don't cut down the fields at the farm. In less than three months, small trees start to appear.
Now I've flown over some strip mines in Ohio that look like the dark side of the moon and I recall vividly flying over Gary, Indiana that looked more like a dead dinosaur with acres upon acres of abandond mills. Mother Nature is having a tough time reclaiming her turf in those areas. The bright green ponds in Ohio look pretty from the air but are so toxic even the three eyed fish from the Simpon's couldn't survive. To me, that's abuse and wrong.
We need to strike a balance and sometimes the pendulum swings way out of our favor. I see very little long term damage done by an ATV.