Access Issues
Shoshone National Forest Begins Forest Plan Revision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Shoshone National Forest Begins Forest Plan Revision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Shoshone National Forest, located in northwestern Wyoming, is beginning the process to revise their Forest Plan. On September 24, 2010, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to revise the Shoshone National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) […]
Hidden Gems legislation puts Colorado OHV in crosshairs
Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign Legislation Introduced Take Action! Urge your Representative to oppose H.R. 6280! On September 29, 2010, Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) introduced H.R. 6280, the Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act or commonly known as the Hidden Gems Wilderness proposal. The bill would designate nearly 166,000 acres of public land in Summit […]
BLUERIBBON COALITION IDAHO LANDUSE UPDATE!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Phil Taylor, a reporter for E&E Publishing, a Washington D.C. based natural resource news source, wrote an article on Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson’s CIEDRA Wilderness bill. Taylor’s excellent article was also picked up by the New York Times (See links below for the article). Taylor reports about how successful the Idaho Recreation […]
Idaho BLM Seeks Comment on Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Idaho BLM Seeks Comment on Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Jarbidge Field Office has announced the release of their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 90-day public comment period, which will end […]
UTAH’S KANE COUNTY WINS IMPORTANT RS 2477 VICTORY
BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONAL LAND USE UPDATE UTAH’S KANE COUNTY WINS IMPORTANT RS 2477 VICTORY Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, BRC just has received the following press release from Utah’s Kane County regarding the ongoing dispute over control of roads across public lands. I have pasted their press release below. Read and enjoy! Thanks, Ric Foster […]
Nevada BLM Seeks Comment on Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Nevada BLM Seeks Comment on Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District, located in northwest Nevada, is seeking public comments on their Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The BLM would appreciate receiving substantive […]
ORBA HOSTS PRODUCTIVE MEETING BETWEEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RACE PROMOTERS AND THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
AGREE TO WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE SAFETY OF COMPETITIVE EVENTS ON PUBLIC LANDS BAKERSFIELD, CA (September 14, 2010) – In light of the off-road tragedy in Johnson Valley on August 14, 2010, Mojave Desert ORBA hosted a meeting on September 13 between the Southern California race promoters, their race rescue organizations and officials from the […]
Off Road Recreation and Access to Public Lands Needs Your Vote
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! Off Road Recreation and Access to Public Lands Needs Your Vote Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Chris Horgan over at Stewards of the Sequoia sent this alert about the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative (AGO Initiative), and I thought I’d pass it along to our members. I have pasted the alert below. […]
Presidential proclamation raises questions about the fate of riding on public land
In a proclamation declaring September 2010 as “National Wilderness Month,” President Barack Obama extolled the virtues of federal Wilderness. The proclamation raises concerns indicating that the administration may press to close off more public land to responsible motorized recreation. The president noted in the proclamation that last year he signed the Omnibus Public Lands Management […]
Arizona BLM Extends Comment Period for Havasu Travel Management Planning
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! ARIZONA BLM EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD FOR HAVASU TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLANNING Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office has announced that the public comment period for the Havasu Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) has been extended to October 31, 2010. The Assessment […]