Land Access
Baja Legends Call on Riders to Help Stop the Youth ATV Lead Ban
Irvine, CA (4/14/2010) – Honda and Kawasaki Teams Plus Robby Gordon add their voices to more than 200,000 electronic messages sent to Congress. History’s two winningest Baja motorcycle racers Johnny Campbell and Larry Roeseler have added their powerful voices to the fight against the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s ban on youth motorcycles and ATVs. […]
White Wash Sand Dunes Temporarily Closed for Filming in May
The White Wash Sand Dunes are scheduled to be closed from May 20-27, 2010, for a large filming operation. Originally, it was feared the Dunes would be closed for Memorial Day weekend, although the current date butts right up against the holiday, the May 20-27 closure leaves Memorial Day weekend open. Please check for updates […]
Oregon Dunes NRA – OHV Designated Routes Working Group Meeting and Field Visit
The Siuslaw National Forest, located in western Oregon, has announced that a field tour and meeting for the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Designated Routes Working Group for the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (Oregon Dunes) will be held on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, 2010. The April 16 field tour will focus on […]
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 […]
Fund Raiser for Legal Defense of Clear Creek
Moore & Sons Motorcycles in Santa Cruz, California, is doing its part to help raise money for the BlueRibbon Coalition’s Legal Defense Fund for Clear Creek, a popular off-road riding area in Northern California. Moore & Sons is raffling off a KTM 50 SX Jr with 100 percent of the funds raised going to the […]
Glamis for a Dune Cleanup Event set for April 3, 2010
Sunrise Ford would like to invite you to join us Saturday, April 3, 2010 in Glamis (Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area) for a Dune Cleanup Event. Those that assist us in cleaning up the Glamis Sand Dunes will be provided a “free lunch”. There will also be several Ford vehicles on display, including the “All […]
Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign Would Shut Off-Highway Vehicle Enthusiasts Out of 379,000 Acres in Colorado
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has learned that within the next few weeks an anti-access group will present U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) with the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign, which would designate 379,000 acres of public land in Colorado as federal Wilderness. These new designations would be in addition to 3.5 million […]
Public Invited to Comment on Draft Plan for Imperial Sand Dunes
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the draft Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area management plan (RAMP) and environmental impact statement (EIS). The March 26 publication of the notice of availability in the Federal Register initiates the 90-day public comment period which will end June 24, 2010. Daniel Steward, acting BLM’s […]