Damage persists after off-roading ban in Reiter Foothills

By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer
GOLD BAR — The Reiter Foothills may be off limits, but officials worry that hasn’t stopped some off-road riders.

Since the 10,000-acre forest in east Snohomish County closed for renovation, rangers say some off-road riders headed further east, damaging federally protected soil where no Jeep has been before.

Mud holes and tracks from four-wheelers have been spotted away from Reiter Foothills in the pristine Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest lands off U.S. 2.

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State begins divvying up Reiter Foothills among riders, hikers

From the Everett Herald:

Hundreds of acres in the Reiter Foothills are now closed to off-roaders.

By Debra Smith
Herald Writer
GOLD BAR — Heads up off-road riders.

Hundreds of acres in the Reiter Foothills area are now closed to motorized vehicles.

All trails north of May Creek and south of the Deer Creek crossings are closed.

Trails in a small area north and west of Hogarty Creek also will be closed July 15.

The Department of Natural Resources is in the final stages of bringing some order to the 10,000-acre forest known as Reiter Foothills. Outdoor enthusiasts come from near and far to use thousands of forested acres stretching from Sultan to Index.

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State to address recreation in Reiter Foothills

GOLD BAR — Starting today, Reiter Foothills State Forest in east Snohomish County will be the focus of an education campaign that will include officer and volunteer foot patrols in the 10,000-acre forest between Gold Bar and Index.

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