Tag: BlueRibbon Coalition
Craters of the Moon National Monument is pushing for MORE road closures?
Years ago, when he quadrupled the size of Idaho’s Craters of the Moon National Monument, President Clinton directed that a new land use plan should be created for the newly expanded Monument. Through that process, the Snake River Trail Machine Association worked with BRC and other OHV groups to keep the existing roads and trails […]
BLM Seeks Public Input on Travel Management Plan for Idaho
Know it is short notice but it just came to attention…… BLM SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON TRAVEL MANAGEMENT PLAN The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salmon Field Office, is holding their second round of public meetings to gather input on a proposed travel plan and alternatives that would formally designate a system of roads and […]
Calls Needed To Stop Massive New Closures Proposed By Wilderness Extremists in Colorado
This is a HIGH PRORITY update. CALLS NEEDED TO STOP MASSIVE NEW CLOSURES PROPOSED BY WILDERNESS EXTREMISTS SITUATION: Flush with funding from wealthy donors and foundations in Washington D.C., a group called the Wilderness Workshop is pushing for 600,000 acres of new Wilderness in Colorado by next year. HOW THIS WILL AFFECT YOU: Mountain bike, […]
Del Albright Launches New Simple Land Use Help Website
Great information to get you started and useful tips…check it out The question we get asked most often in land use and access is “how do I save my trails?” We now offer the simple answer to this question. There are dozens of websites and organizations offering help to this dilemma in different ways, but […]
Important Meeting: Tooele County to Close Roads in Ophir Mountains in Utah
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! Important Meeting: Tooele County to Close Roads in Ophir Mountains Dear BRC Action Alert Subscribers, BRC received a call from Don Black, Land Use Director for the Utah Four Wheel Drive Association (U4WDA), regarding an effort by the Tooele County Commissioners to formally abandon certain public roads in the Ophir Mountains. […]
FLORIDA’S OHV TRUST FUND RAIDED!?
BLUERIBBON COALITION LEGISLATIVE UPDATE! FLORIDA’S OHV TRUST FUND RAIDED! Dear BRC members, supporters and action alert subscribers, Looks like the politicians are at it again, and no state seems to be immune. The latest issue of “AMA’s News and Notes” contained a blurb we wanted to forward to our members in Florida. Please read and […]
Carson National Forest Releases Transportation Management Proposed Action
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Carson National Forest Releases Transportation Management Proposed Action The Carson National Forest, located in northern New Mexico, has released its Transportation Management Proposed Actions for the Questa Ranger District for public review. A copy of the proposed actions, maps and figures is available online at […]
Help Needed to Keep OHV Trails Open in Nevada and California
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Seeks Comments on Bridgeport Ranger District Travel Plan The Bridgeport Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, located in western Nevada and eastern California, released their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Bridgeport Ranger District Travel Management Project on July 31, 2009. The Forest Service (FS) is asking for your input during […]
Help needed in Idaho to Keep OHV Gas Tax Money Where it Belongs
An opportunity to contact the Governor about Gas Tax! As you already know, the Idaho State Legislature ransomed their way out of Boise this year by taking our dedicated gas tax fund and giving it to highways. This money pays for thousands of miles of trail improvements, snowmobile groomers, camping improvements, parking lots, […]
Statesmanship and OHV Advocacy
Courtesy of “The General” Don Amador The General believes it is helpful to occasionally go back in time and review a specific land-use event that may give riders insight into an agency action and what the OHV community’s response was or should have been and if that response was effective. The case-study for today is […]