Ryan Janowski of Coeur d'Alene makes his way around an uprooted tree with a small chainsaw April 25 as he and fellow Back Country ATV-UTV Association members work to clear the trail.
May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026 1:09 a.m.
Back Country Association helps keep trails open
Back Country Association helps keep trails open
Massive trees that topple onto trails on public lands don't stay in the way for long. Members of the Back Country ATV-UTV Association roar up mountains through dust, mud, puddles, sunshine and snow to find these obstructions and safely remove them to keep the trails open, accessible and tree free. "The one we just cut down there was deader than a doornail," Norman Molberg of Athol said during a trail-clearing expedition April 25. "It was like cutting through a roll of paper towels."