Land Access
BLM Desert Advisory Council to Meet in Ridgecrest
CALIFORNIA – The next field trip and meeting of the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) California Desert Advisory Council (DAC) will be held April 20-21, 2012, in Ridgecrest, CA. The council will participate in a field tour of nearby BLM-managed public lands on Friday, April 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and meet in formal […]
BlueRibbon Coalition Mourns The Loss Of A Founder & Recreation Champion
BOISE, ID (April 6, 2012) — The OHV community joins together today in mourning the loss of one of its greatest activists. On Thursday, April 5th, 2012, Adena Cook–one of the original founders of the BlueRibbon Coalition–passed away. Adena will be sorely missed, both by those that knew her, and by the recreation community to […]
Attention all OHV enthusiasts in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa and Illinois
We just received an email from John Schnorr, Executive Director Wisconsin Off-Highway Vehicle Association (WOHVA), asking us to pass along information on an important market survey being conducted by Ripon College. Ripon College is conducting a market survey to determine the feasibility of establishing a large off-road vehicle park in Forest County in northern Wisconsin. […]
BFGoodrich Tires Announces 2012 Outstanding Trails
MOAB, Utah (April 4, 2012) – BFGoodrich® Tires, in collaboration with Tread Lightly! and United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), today announced the trails selected for its 2012 Outstanding Trails program. Nominated for uniqueness, terrain type and enthusiast following, the trails selected for this year’s program are Blanca Peak Trail in Blanca, Colo.; Mirror Lake […]
“OHV Voters Are Not Fool’s” Fundraiser By TPAC
Our friends over at the League of Conservation Voters (the PAC arm of the radical environmental movement) are having a 2-day fundraising campaign so they can support candidates for Congress who will vote for Big Green, Big Agency, and Big Courts, and Big Closures. TPAC is countering that effort with our own “We Won’t Get […]
BRC – Overturn The “Motorized Ban” On Waldo Lake!
Two years ago, motors were banned on Waldo Lake in Lane County, Oregon. This was another move by environmental extremists to deny motorized use on public land managed by the government. Their strategy is to move the “no access” lines incrementally. Whether it’s banning motors on Waldo Lake or motorized vehicles in public forests, the […]
Recreation Group Urges Common Sense Approach To Grouse Management
POCATELLO, ID (March 26)–The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), a national trail-based recreation group, submitted formal scoping comments on the proposed BLM’s 2010 Sage Grouse Planning Strategy. BRC believes this planning effort has the potential to significantly impact motorized recreation in the 11 states where the Grouse currently occurs. The formal public comment period ended on March […]
GenRight Off-Road donates $1,500 to Savethehammers.org
Simi Valley, CA – March 26, 2012 – Fortunate enough to have one of the most extreme testing grounds in their backyard, GenRight Off-Road felt it was necessary to do their part to protect the Johnson Valley OHV area from the 29 Palms Marine Base Expansion. To help fund the cause GenRight Off-Road is donating […]
Cycle Gear Donates To Keep Trails Open In 2012
CYCLE GEAR DONATES TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN IN 2012 BENICIA, CA (March 20, 2012) — Cycle Gear, the country’s largest retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories, pledges $10,000 to the BlueRibbon Coalition in support of the organization’s efforts to ensure continued access to public lands. The donation highlights Cycle Gear’s total fiscal commitment to the […]
King Shocks – Don’t Be A Loser!
Don’t be a loser! Unless you get involved now to save Johnson Valley, we all lose. On April 27th, 2012, the United States Marine Corps will submit their Final Environmental Impact Study which will start a chain of events to forever close 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley OHV area. Currently, only 2% of Southern […]