National Snowmobiling Environment Month in Canada

February is National Snowmobiling Environment Month in Canada and the Canadian Council of Snowmobile Organizations (CCSO) is asking everybody to be responsible while out on the trails.

The CCSO is working in partnership with the provincial organizations in urging riders to follow the Snowmobilers Code of Ethics to ensure that the trails and forests continue to flourish. To help make certain that every trip onto the trail networks is done in an environmentally favorable manner, the CCSO has offered up some recommendations.

Leave Tracks, Not Trash If you had space to bring it in, then respect nature by carrying it out.

Protect Wildlife Animals are more vulnerable in the winter, so keep your distance and leave them alone.

Stay on the Trail Wherever organized trails exist, reduce your environmental impact by riding on them.

According to the CCSO, snowmobilers have historically paid their own way with the development and maintenance of the snowmobile trail systems. Many of these trails directly benefit other outdoor enthusiasts who use them during non-winter months for hiking, horseback riding, bicycling and other trail-based activities.

The CCSO wants riders to share the message during National Snowmobiling Environment Month that snowmobilers are environmentalists that work closely with businesses and the governments to properly plan trail systems. Well designed, signed and maintained trails and riding areas will provide future generations with many enjoyable, recreational snowmobiling experiences.

Canadian snowmobilers, according to the CCSO, must continue to minimize their impact on the environment while carrying out activities to protect endangered species and habitats and to preserve all of these lands for future generations to enjoy.