More than 200 people attended one of those meetings last week at the Umatilla Civic Center. Rains said with the exception of Croom Recreation Area in Hernando County, most public state land in Florida has been closed to users of ATVs and other vehicles. He said he didn't think the vehicles ridden by members of his club cause damage to the forest. Any human active in the forest will disturb the ground, but it will repair itself. He and other members drive their trucks in the southeast section of the Ocala National Forest to fish and hunt.
Vehicles can do damage.
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