A little over a year ago, the Hassayampa Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management completed the travel management plan for the Black Canyon Corridor in Arizona. The plan ended up leaving open many valuable routes – including several technical rock crawling trails.
However, it has become an...
In September, the Bureau of Land Management released a proposal for a new Resource Management Plan for the lands they manage around Rock Springs, Wyoming. In our initial analysis, we knew it was bad, and we published an action alert on the plan shortly after it was released.
This plan will...
The Redding and Arcata Bureau of Land Management Field offices in northwest California are redoing the Resource Management Plan that will direct future management decisions for BLM managed lands. The entire area includes 14.4 million acres however, BLM only manages 382,200 acres of that. Be...
In September, the Bureau of Land Management released a proposal for a new Resource Management Plan for the lands they manage around Rock Springs, Wyoming. In our initial analysis, we knew it was bad, and we published an action alert on the plan shortly after it was released.This plan will affect...
Gila-San Simon Travel Management Plan- The Safford Field Office, located in the south eastern corner of Arizona is beginning Travel Management Planning. 2,391.5 miles on 951,842 acres. Surrounding Safford, Arizona the project boundaries include areas such as: Gila Box/Bonita Creek, Hot Well...
Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico has proposed the next step, the environmental assessment (EA) to the Gila Lower Box Special Recreation Management Area. In 2022, BRC and it’s members participated in the scoping public comment period. BLM has since reviewed all submitted comments and has...
SALT LAKE CITY – Today Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Historic Roadways Protection Act in the United States Senate in response to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) recent decision to close 317 miles of popular historic roads in Moab.
Senator Lee’s bill prohibits using federal money...
SALT LAKE CITY – BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) announced today that it opposes the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed final travel plan for the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges area near Moab. The plan closes 317 miles of the most popular backcountry roads in the world. It limits or prohibits...
The Bureau of Land Management has opened public comment for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan until November 16, 2023. This plan will dictate how 3.7 million acres of land is managed and accessed for decades to come. This area is larger than the states of Rhode Island and Delaware...
Yesterday BlueRibbon Coalition filed its notice of appeal in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in its challenge to President Biden’s expansions of the Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments. We were disappointed that the District Court in Utah dismissed our case, but we...