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Arizona Trail Club Needs Your Help To Stop Massive Closures
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! Arizona trail club is asking for our support. Action Item included. Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Last week Ric and I received a call from Keith Greenwalt from the Coconino Trail Riders (CTR) out of scenic Flagstaff, Arizona. Arizona’s Coconino National Forest has just released their Travel Management Draft […]
Oregon National Forest Releases Travel Management EA
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Fremont-Winema National Forests Seek Comments on Travel Management Plan EA Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Fremont-Winema National Forests — located in southern Oregon – are seeking public comment on their recently released Travel Management Plan Environmental Assessment (EA). The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during a 30-day […]
California National Forest Announces Travel Management Decision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Shasta-Trinity National Forest Announces Travel Management Decision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Shasta-Trinity National Forest, located in northern California, has issued a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Motorized Travel Management Plan. The FEIS and supporting documents are available for public […]
Obama Monument Update – ACTION ITEM INCLUDED
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! Obama Monument Update – ACTION ITEM INCLUDED Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Most of you have been following the saga that began with the disclosure of a secret memo outlining plans for 13 million acres of new National Monuments in 11 western states. BRC, as well as lawmakers, has been attempting […]
Texas – Lake Meredith NRA Seeks Comments on ORV Management Plan
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Lake Meredith National Recreation Area Seeks Comments on ORV Management Plan Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input on the Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan (ORV) for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. Open houses will be held in Fritch, Dumas and Amarillo, Texas, on […]
Oregon BLM Seeks Public Comment For OHV Management Planning Process
BLM Seeks Public Comment For OHV Management Planning Process for Southern Oregon The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vale District has published a Notice of Intent to prepare Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendments with associated Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the Southeastern Oregon and Lakeview planning areas. The planning areas encompass approximately 7.8 million acres […]
California County Makes Historic Access Vote To Reopen Roads On Federal Lands
HOLLISTER, CA (April 7)–A rural county in Central California made access history when it voted 4-0 to reassert its jurisdiction on 25 miles of county roads in an area currently closed by the federal government. The April 6 vote by the San Benito County Board of Supervisors to open roads currently closed to the public […]
National Recreation Advocacy Group Urges USFS To Broaden Science Support Base In Development Of The New Planning Rule
POCATELLO, ID (April 8)–The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) expressed its concerns following the Science Forums the Forest Service held in Washington, DC last week. Heralding science and collaboration as underpinning the making of the new Forest Planning Rule, the agency held the two days of Science Forums stating that information presented at the conference would lay […]
Federal Agency Moves Forward on National Forest Rule
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) previously alerted you about the current U.S. Forest Service (USFS) effort to rewrite the national forest system land management planning rule. The USFS has created a calendar of local roundtable meetings to provide interested stakeholders the opportunity to meet with local and federal administrators. The purpose of these meetings is […]
Apache-Sitgreaves NF – Forest Plan Revision Open House Meetings in April
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Apache-Sitgreaves NF – Forest Plan Revision Open House Meetings in April Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, located in east-central Arizona, is in the process of revising their Forest Plan. During the month of April, the Forest Service (FS) will be hosting a series of open house […]