As a lame duck president, the risk is high that President Biden will seek to designate numerous national monuments in the coming weeks. Through an abuse of the Antiquities Act, he can do this with the stroke of the pen with little advance notice or public input. The...
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Save Moab Milestone: BRC Files Opening Brief in Federal Court
We are excited to share an important milestone in our fight to overturn the closure of 317 miles of our trails in Moab. After several months spent reviewing thousands of pages of records BlueRibbon Coalition, and our legal team at Texas Public Policy Foundation, filed...
Fee Increases on Public Lands Are Coming
Chances are you have been seeing the Bureau of Land Management or the U.S. Forest Service put out notices for public comments on proposed fee increases. We are seeing a surge of these proposals across public lands for campsites, visitor services and other reasons. We...
BLM Western Solar Plan Fast Tracks 31 Million Acres for Solar Development
The Bureau of Land Management has released it's final draft of the Western Solar Plan. This plan will prioritize areas in which solar farms could potentially be built. 31 million acres will be available for streamlined permitting for solar development on...
Glen Canyon OHV Proposals: Poison Springs and other routes will be off limits!
The National Park Service is accepting public comment through November 15, 2024 on new guidance for off-road vehicle use throughout Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that encompasses Lake Powell. Due to a lawsuit from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, the...
Grand Staircase Escalante Final Plan Closes over 1.2 Million Acres of Public Land
The Bureau of Management released their decision for the Resource Management Plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah. The BLM chose a modified Alternative C that they are now calling Alternative E which will close the Little Desert open...
Oppose the Kw’tsán National Monument Directly Adjacent to the Glamis Sand Dunes
The newest land grab proposal - and piece to the 30X30 puzzle - is a new national monument in Southern California that would include 390,000 acres of land directly north of the world famous Glamis Sand Dunes. Below is a map of the proposal from the Quechen Tribe along...
BLM Just Added Restrictions to 1 Million of Acres in Wyoming Through ACEC Designations
In 1950 Congress passed legislation that prohibited presidents from using the Antiquities Act to designate national monuments in Wyoming. Since this time, Wyoming has thrived off of its natural resource wealth as most public lands have been managed for multiple use....
RELEASE – BlueRibbon Coalition Announces Support for Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act
SALT LAKE CITY - Today BlueRibbon Coalition announced its support for the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act, which was introduced in the United States Senate by Senator Mike Lee (R) UT. The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is a national 501c3 that advocates for...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 1 BRC Plans to Hire Staff Attorney and Grow Legal Program
During the past year, BlueRibbon Coalition has engaged in hundreds of administrative actions that affect access to outdoor recreation experiences on public lands. We are proud of the work of our policy team, and we believe that showing up is making a big difference....








