Open comment periods on public lands are spread across agency websites and Congress, and sometimes the smaller proposals affect you most. BRC’s new Comment Tracker lists open BLM, Forest Service, National Park Service and state agency comment periods plus public lands bills, filterable by state, use and access impact. Find your trails at blueribboncoalition.org/comment-tracker and comment from the same page.
Articles: Nick Pucci
BlueRibbon Coalition Receives 2026 Land Use Award From Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame
Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame (ORMHOF) has named BlueRibbon Coalition a 2026 recipient of the Bob Ham Land Use Award, which directs a donation from the Hall of Fame to an organization that fights for off-road access to public land. BRC board and staff accepted the award at the gala on November 1, 2026. BRC also appeared on the Land Use list in 2016.
Prairie City SVRA Solar Settlement Secures Binding Protections for OHV Riders
Prairie City SVRA in Sacramento County California now has binding protections in our settlement over the Coyote Creek Agrivoltaic Ranch solar project. BlueRibbon Coalition, California Four Wheel Drive Association, and American Sand Association filed suit over a switchyard and transmission line that would have reached into the park’s southern end. Details on the settlement and protections are below.
Introducing the Brass Legal Center: Your Public Land Access Has a Legal Team
BlueRibbon Coalition has a new legal weapon for protecting your access. General Counsel Matt Miller explains what the Brass Legal Center will do to keep public lands open to motorized recreation.
Forest Service Headquarters Move Blocked by California Judge: Who Really Runs the Agency
The Forest Service can pick any skyline for its headquarters, but its real one is a courthouse in San Francisco. A federal judge there blocked the move to Salt Lake City, and BRC’s NEPA Jail Tracker shows how the Ninth Circuit has become the de facto manager of our forests while the Equal Access to Justice Act pays the plaintiffs’ lawyers when they win. Tell your members of Congress to support the FEES Act.
All Americans Outside Initiative: BLM Director Pearce Signs in Moab, Outdoor ADA Would Make It Law
BLM Director Steve Pearce signed the All Americans Outside Initiative in Moab and said it is personal, because his brother has used a wheelchair for 50 years. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance protesters showed up anyway, but the Outdoor ADA would lock that in by law instead of leaving it to one administration. Contact your representatives and tell them to support it.
Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act: Advocates Take Their Case to Congress
More than 45 million Americans live with a disability that can depend on motorized access to reach public land. BRC took six advocates to Capitol Hill to make that case directly to lawmakers backing the Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act. Meet the advocates who made the trip and hear why they made it.
A River Runs Through It Act Would Add 100,000 Acres of Montana Wilderness for 70 Miles of OHV Trail
The A River Runs Through It Act promises 70 miles of OHV loop trail and permanent snowmobile access in return for 100,000 acres of new Montana wilderness. History says the wilderness is guaranteed and the access is not. Tell Rep. Zinke you oppose another false compromise.
NPS E-Bike Rule Change Could Speed Up Bike Access in National Parks
Opening an existing path to e-bikes in a national park can take years of environmental review, even when no new trail gets built. A new NPS proposal would cut that process for roads, parking areas, and already-improved surfaces, and BRC supports going further by allowing Class 1 e-bikes on every designated mountain bike trail. Submit a comment to NPS before November 2.
Hoosier National Forest Proposes Permanent Tower Ridge Road Closure – Comment by September 24.
Tower Ridge Road has been closed since a July 2025 storm, and the Hoosier National Forest would rather amend its Forest Plan than repair it. The amendment would end motorized access to three miles of road permanently. Comments close September 24.









