Land Access
Shasta-Trinity roads plan angers off-highway riders
Source: http://www.redding.com/news/2010/mar/24/shasta-trinity-roads-plan-angers-off-highway/ Shasta-Trinity National Forest’s road rules changes announced Tuesday revved up rapid and angry responses from off-highway drivers and riders and drew strong criticism from Shasta County supervisors. While forest Supervisor Sharon Heywood says the motorized travel management plan she signed earlier this month opens up more roads to recreational use, critics argue the […]
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 […]
IMPORTANT YELLOWSTONE UPDATE – LETTER GENERATOR UPLOADED
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! IMPORTANT YELLOWSTONE UPDATE – LETTER GENERATOR UPLOADED! Dear Action Alert Subscribers, As Jack Welch noted in his most recent article, “Yellowstone – Why We Fight“, the recent studies from the National Park Service shows that that claims made by the radical anti-snowmobiling groups were vastly overstated. I think Jack is […]
Get Involved – Congress Considering New Public Lands Omnibus Bill
Weigh In to Encourage Your Members to Reject Omnibus Approach As you may recall, last year Congress approved a massive omnibus public lands bill that cobbled more than 160 separate pieces of legislation into one massive bill. The bill permanently eliminated the potential for motorized recreation on more than two million acres of public lands […]
RECREATIONAL GROUPS PREVAIL IN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT SUIT
GREAT FALLS, MT (March 11)–A coalition of recreational groups has prevailed on the merits of their lawsuit challenging the Travel Management Plan for a portion of the Lewis and Clark National Forest in north central Montana. The order was issued on March 10th from the Great Falls Division of the U.S. District Court for the […]
BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! BLM Uncompahgre Releases Proposed Travel Planning Decision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Uncompahgre Field Office, has released a proposed Decision Record to change Off-Highway Vehicle designations on public lands in the Uncompahgre Field Office. The BLM proposes to amend the Uncompahgre Basin Resource Management Plan […]
Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Plans Public Meeting
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Plans Public Meeting Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The community of Lone Pine and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bishop Field Office, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2010, regarding the future management of the Alabama Hills. The meeting will begin […]
Scoping Notice for Winter Travel Plan Revisions Fairfield Ranger District – Sawtooth NF
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Scoping Notice for Winter Travel Plan Revisions Fairfield Ranger District – Sawtooth NF Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Fairfield Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest, located in central Idaho, is considering changes to their Winter Travel Plan in response to concerns that have been expressed concerning access to […]
Farmington BLM Releases Proposed Management Plan for Glade Run Recreation Area?
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! FARMINGTON BLM RELEASES PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GLADE RUN RECREATION AREA Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mark Werkmeister, President of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA), just sent us a their latest Access Alert on the Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, Proposed Action for the Management […]
FS proposes near elimination of public access and camping in Mountainair Ranger District – IMMEDIATE ACTION
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! FS PLANS TO CLOSE OVER 80% OF THE ROUTES AND ELIMINATE 90% OF DISPERSED CAMPING IN MOUNTAINAIR RANGER DISTRICT IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mark Werkmeister, President of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA), just sent us a their latest Access Alert on the Cibola National […]