Access Issues
Board of Supervisors vote to formalize the alignment of the world-famous Rubicon Trail
Placerville, CA January 26, 2010: El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to formalize the alignment of the world-famous Rubicon Trail. This decision includes a handful of important bypasses around some of the more difficult sections of trail, providing trail users the option of taking a less difficult route around the toughest segments of trail. […]
Colorado wants comments of Off-Highway Vehicle grants
Tom Morrissey, the state trails program manager for Colorado State Parks, is seeking public comments on a proposal to evaluate, and possibly revise, the requirements for the state’s off-highway vehicle (OHV) grants. The proposed process, presented to the Colorado State Parks Board on Jan. 28, would require grantees to gather data on the amount of […]
Prescott National Forest Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan Revision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Prescott National Forest Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan Revision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Prescott National Forest, Located in central Arizona, is revising their Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan).The Forest Service (FS) is asking the public to help identify issues to be addressed as they begin […]
Arizona Congressman Circulating Sign-On Letter to Expand the USFS Unlawful “de-facto Wilderness” Policy
IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Congressman Grijalva (D – AZ), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, is generating increased Congressional attention to a controversial management plan currently being implemented in Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service (Region 1 = Montana and N. Idaho). […]
Rubicon Trail Users Oppose Plan Recommended by El Dorado County Department of Transportation
Friends of the Rubicon fighting for Little Sluice and trail bypasses January 20, 2010 – Placerville, CA – Friends of the Rubicon (FOTR) asks for user support to change the future of the Rubicon Trail in El Dorado County. El Dorado County Department of Transportation (DOT) will present staff recommendations at a public meeting, January […]
AMA Life Member testifies before U.S. House in opposition to inappropriate Wilderness designation
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Dennis Larratt, a Charter Life Member of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), offered testimony on behalf of the Association as well as the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) yesterday before the U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to H.R. 3914. The bill, the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009, would inappropriately […]
Forest Service Denies Appeal on Upper Tellico OHV Area
POCATELLO, ID (January 22) – On January 15, 2010, Southern Region Deputy Regional Forester Jerome Thomas adopted the recommendation of the internal Appeal Reviewing Officer and denied the Upper Tellico OHV Area appeals submitted by the Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA), United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), and the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC). “We are […]
BLM holds public meetings on Clear Creek Management Area – Hundred of Off-Roaders Attend
Public meetings held the past two weeks by the Bureau of Land Management on the future of Clear Creek Management Area drew hundreds of people to Coalinga, Hollister and Santa Clara. Last night’s public meeting began with an open house where the public could gather information, talk with BLM specialists, and provide written comments on the draft […]
US Forest Service Launches Effort to Rewrite Forest Panning Rule — Shifts Focus to ‘Restoration’
US Forest Service Launches Effort to Rewrite Forest Panning Rule — Shifts Focus to ‘Restoration’ Opportunity for Public Comment Through February 16, 2010 In December, the USDA Forest Service announced that it would rewrite the national forest system land management-planning rule. The planning rule sets priorities and defines the process for the development and revision […]
BLM Seeks Public Comment on the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan Revision & EIS
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, BLM Seeks Public Comment on the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan Revision & EIS The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Southern Nevada District, Las Vegas and Pahrump Field Offices, are seeking public comments to identify issues and concerns that should be analyzed in a revision of […]