Tag: Idaho
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 […]
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 […]
Montana Wilderness/Mount Jefferson UPDATE
Dear Montana and Idaho Action Alert Subscribers, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all on BRC’s Action Alert list! Just a quick update on Senator Jon Tester’s oddly-named Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. S.1470 As you know, the bill was heard in the Senate Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee last week. An archived webcast of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Idaho OHV campaign unveils new interactive web site
BOISE – (August 2009) – The Idaho Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Public Outreach Campaign unveiled a new interactive web site on Monday, providing safety tips and educational information for OHV riders, plus trail descriptions and maps to 25 ATV trails statewide. When people visit www.stayontrails.com, they will experience a driver’s view of riding an ATV on […]
Idaho Legislators Ransack Gas Tax Money from Parks and Recreation and Give to Dept. of Transportation
As part of a last minute concession by Idaho legislators to allow them to go home, a deal was struck that took our recreational gas tax funding away from the Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation and gave it to the Idaho Department of Transportation. While this may have made the life of the legislature […]
Leave No Child Inside
From the River Journal By Matt Haag, Idaho Fish and Game Conservation Officer The sun is shining and the thermometer is flirting with 80 degrees as I sit down to type the latest Game Trail. While the weather was perfect I hope you all had some time to get out and enjoy our great outdoors, […]