Land Access
Role of BLM employees questioned in federal investigation
Very interesting article about possible questionable behavior by BLM employees and Anti -access groups…..Shawn Investigators with the U.S. Interior Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) say in a report that they found alleged wrongdoing in the relationships between certain National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) employees of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and anti-access groups, […]
Four Rivers RMP – Preliminary Alternatives Released For Public Comment
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Four Rivers Field Office, located in southwestern Idaho, will be holding a series of public meetings during the month of October. The purpose of these meetings is to introduce the public to the preliminary alternatives for its new Resource Management Plan (RMP) and to solicit comments. (See meeting schedule […]
BLM Seeks Comments on Chief Mountain Special Recreation Area Management Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office, located in southeastern Nevada, is asking for public input regarding the development of the Chief Mountain Special Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and Environmental Assessment (EA). The Chief Mountain Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA), which is located approximately two miles northwest of Caliente, Nevada, contains 413 […]
St. Joe Ranger District Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan
The St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest has released their Travel Management Environmental Assessment (EA). The local OHV users are asking all of Idaho’s OHV and snowmobilers to help by sending in comments by the October 13 deadline. We’ve put together another one of our INSANELY EASY 3-step action item below. […]
Mt. Hood National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan DEIS
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mt. Hood National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan DEIS The Mt. Hood National Forests — located in northwest Oregon — released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for their Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Management Plan, including Forest Plan Amendment #17. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your […]
SEMA Offers A Guide to Land Use Policies & Off-Road Recreation
Many SEMA members market equipment that is used by off-road enthusiasts. Importantly, the same equipment is used to improve and individualize the performance of their vehicles. The enthusiasm for these products is dependent, in part, on the availability of public lands for off-road use. Threats to off-highway vehicle (OHV) access typically take form in legislation […]
U.S. lawmakers conduct hearing that considers banning motorized vehicles from more than 9 million acres in Utah
Source: American Motorcyclist Association AMA staff was on-site to monitor a U.S. House subcommittee hearing today, Oct. 1, on a measure aimed at banning off-highway motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV) from one-sixth of the state of Utah. The Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, chaired by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), held the hearing […]
CRITICAL – CLEARWATER NF TRAVEL PLAN (Idaho) – COMMENTS NEEDED NOW!
“If people don’t respond to these plans, then they really don’t have the right to complain when the decision is made.” IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM BRC: Yesterday I received a note from a person who works in a land managing agency. I won’t mention their name. The person emailed me about the final plan for the […]
COLORADO ROADLESS COMMENTS NEEDED – DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2009
COLORADO ROADLESS COMMENTS NEEDED – DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2009 SITUATION: New regulations formulated during the Bush Administration allow each State to help formulate management rules for the Inventoried Roadless Areas on National Forest lands within that state. Eager to put an end to the long-running controversy, as well as protect the public from insect outbreak […]
Strategies of the War on Access
The Simple Principles Needed for Motorized Recreation to Win By Del Albright, Recreation Advocate – www.delalbright.com Let there be no doubt: We are at war over our access to public lands and waterways. Further, we are at war over our basic freedoms like gun ownership, political views, consumer monitoring, and vehicle ownership. The list goes […]