Weekly Newsletter Issue 62 | Mar 16, 2024
Grandview Travel Management Plan: Input needed on proposal to close 65% of routes in Idaho area
The Owyhee region of southwestern Idaho is accepting public comment...
Earlier this week, anti-access wilderness groups celebrated the five year anniversary of the passage of the Dingell Act. This law was passed by Congress and signed into law on March 12, 2019. In Utah this law is often referred to as the the Emery...
Located in the rural corner of Southeastern Utah, the Bears Ears National Monument has been a point of controversy for nearly a decade. In 2016 President Obama initially used the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate 1.3 million acres as a...
The Owyhee region of southwestern Idaho is accepting public comment for their final travel management plan of the area. The Grandview travel area hosts 1,365 miles of open OHV routes year round along with one backcountry airstrip. These routes...
Weekly Newsletter Issue 61 | Mar 9, 2024
2 Million Acres at Risk in Montana's Lolo National Forest
The United States Forest Service is updating the Lolo National Forest Plan. This plan will dictate how the 2...
The United States Forest Service is updating the Lolo National Forest Plan. This plan will dictate how the 2 millions acres in central Montana are managed for the next several decades. All other plans will follow this overarching land management...
Ensuring recreational access to public lands in the western United States is a critical endeavor that requires collective effort and support. Joining and donating to both the Utah Public Lands Alliance (UPLA) and the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC)...
There is a shift happening on public lands with two main drivers: recreation and renewable energy, solar and wind power. The climate agenda is shifting the priorities of our public lands.
There has been a significant increase of solar farms on...
Public land and waters on the East Coast is a rarity therefore any proposal on the East coast that closes the already limited access of public lands needs to be strongly opposed. The Wharton State Forest in New Jersey encompasses 122,880 acres...
Bureau of Reclamation which manages river operations of the Colorado river that feeds Lake Powell and Lake Mead are accepting public comment on the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact...
The proposed changes to the Uncompahgre Resource management Plan in western Colorado is a prime example of how 30X30 is being achieved in the United States. Due to a settlement agreement the Uncompahgre Field Office is re-evaluating how lands in...
Lake Powell in the winter is a different experience than it is during the hustle and bustle of the summer. While the picture above was taken during the month of December of last year, don’t let the vacant lake deceive you. Today we received the...
The Bureau of Land Management in Southern Arizona is starting the process of another travel management plan. You can view the details of the project here.. The BLM has conducted a route inventory showing 1,250 miles of current routes. The BLM is...
This is the fourth travel management planning environmental assessment that has been released in the Owyhee’s area of Idaho within the past 6 months. Because of engagement of the motorized community, the alternatives presented reflect the need...
POCATELLO, ID – Today the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it would be withdrawing the proposed rule to adopt listing standards for Natural Asset Companies (NACs). The proposed rule was originally filed on September 27...
The United States Forest Service has issued a notice of intent to update the Northwest Forest Plan. This plan hasn’t been updated in 30 years and is the broader plan that dictates how 17 national forests and 25 million acres of land is managed...
The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA Travel Plan project area covers over 100,000 acres in southern Idaho, and it currently includes 448 miles of routes. This is the Fossil Butte area of Idaho near Nampa which is popular for...
During the past year, BlueRibbon Coalition has engaged in hundreds of administrative actions that affect access to outdoor recreation experiences on public lands. We are proud of the work of our policy team, and we believe that showing up is...
On December 22, we joined with Colorado Off-road Trail Defenders and Texas Public Policy Institute to take our challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure of over 300 miles of trails near Moab, UT, to federal district...
The recent decision to close hundreds of miles of some of the best off-road trails on the planet near Moab was part of a larger ongoing project that will affect many more trails.
In 2017 the Department of Interior, wilderness groups, and...
The federal court filing follows a ruling by the Interior Board of Land Appeals to deny a stay of the closures earlier this month.
SALT LAKE CITY – Today, a coalition of off-road groups took their challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary...
When Clark Collins, BRC’s visionary founder, passed away his obituary mentioned a closure in an area called Massacre Rocks that was popular for dirt biking and rock climbing. It was this closure that motivated him to start the BlueRibbon...
The Kaniksu and Kootenai National Forests have undergone travel management planning for over snow vehicle (OSV) use. These areas of Montana and Idaho are very popular for snowmobiling and bring a lot of economic value to local communities.
The...
In October BlueRibbon Coalition submitted an official objection to the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests management plan. More than 3 million acres in Colorado will be affected by this forest plan that will direct management...
In August 2022, BlueRibbon Coalition filed a challenge to President Biden’s expansion of the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah’s District Court.
This year we moved forward with this challenge...
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