Political Arena
Arizona Trail Club Needs Your Help To Stop Massive Closures
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! Arizona trail club is asking for our support. Action Item included. Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Last week Ric and I received a call from Keith Greenwalt from the Coconino Trail Riders (CTR) out of scenic Flagstaff, Arizona. Arizona’s Coconino National Forest has just released their Travel Management Draft […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IMPORTANT COLORADO LAND USE UPDATE
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! IMPORTANT COLORADO LAND USE UPDATE Dear BRC Action Alert Subscribers in Colorado, This Thursday, March 11, 2010, H.R. 4289, known as The Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009, will be heard in the House National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee. Rep. Diana DeGette has been pushing this bill for over […]
CLEAR CREEK – ACTION NEEDED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! CLEAR CREEK – ACTION NEEDED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5 Dear BRC members and OHV Supporters of Clear Creek, As many of you know, one of the top ten OHV areas in the country has been closed to the public since May 2008. Many local, state, and national motorcycle clubs, 4WD […]
Colorado OHV recreation threatened
Colorado OHV recreation threatened Wilderness bill puts Colorado OHV recreation in the crosshairs! Take Action! Contact your Representative to Oppose H.R. 4289! H.R. 4289, the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009, introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will designate 34 areas totaling 850,000 acres as Wilderness, including 72,397 in Handies Peak, 20,025 in Browns Canyon and […]
AMA criticizes lack of trail maintenance funding in latest federal budget
PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Many off-highway motorized trails in America’s national forests could deteriorate dramatically or even disappear under the new federal budget for 2011 proposed by President Barack Obama to Congress on February 1, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. Under the proposal, which must by accepted by Congress before it becomes law, funding for […]
LEGAL ACTION IS UNDERWAY TO CLOSE ALL OHV ROUTES IN THE ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST.
LEGAL ACTION IS UNDERWAY TO CLOSE ALL OHV ROUTES IN THE ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST. WE NEED YOUR HELP. The center for Sierra Nevada conservation, and center for biological diversity, plaintiffs, are asking the court to order the Eldorado National Forest Service (FS) closed to all OHV use until each route has gone through site specific […]