For more than 20 years, Gordy’s Hill has shown what’s possible when local off-roaders work with land managers. Through collaboration, persistence, and hands-on stewardship, the New Mexico 4 Wheelers helped shape a sustainable trail system that protects resources while preserving access. Their story highlights how engaged users can work in collaboration with agencies to turn shared responsibility into lasting recreation opportunities.
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Articles: Nick Pucci
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Save Moab
For decades, Moab’s trail system provided access to world-class riding, camping, and exploration across southeastern Utah. In recent years, sweeping land management decisions have eliminated that access by closing hundreds of miles of routes that supported generations...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Standing Our Ground in Johnson Valley
This year, BlueRibbon Coalition brought national attention to the U.S. Marine Corps' attempt to establish permanent Special Use Airspace (SUA) over the Johnson Valley Shared Use Area. In the face of a proposal that could jeopardize emergency medical response, disrupt...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Protect & Expand Access— For Every Body
“It’s not closed, just walk!” We hear this all the time from anti-access advocates when our trails get closed. When we point out the discriminatory nature of their stance, usually the next claim goes something along the lines of “but the BLM allows for wheelchair...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Reverse Decades of Agency Regulatory Abuse
Over the past year, while we challenged restrictive travel plans and national monuments in court, another equally important battle was unfolding behind the scenes, one fought not on trails or in courtrooms, but in the complex world of federal rulemaking. For the...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Stop Antiquities Act Abuse
For far too long presidents have been abusing the Antiquities Act to bypass congress and lock up millions of acres of public land. Below we review BlueRibbon Coalition’s efforts to stop the abuse & how national monument designations adversely affect recreation.
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Expand Access With E-Bikes
This past year has been nothing short of transformational for the movement to expand responsible access across America’s public lands. Nowhere is that momentum clearer than our community’s fight to open trails for Class 1 e-bikes. BlueRibbon Coalition and its...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Lawsuit to Save the Henry Mountains & Fremont Gorge
In the final hours of the outgoing administration, the BLM approved the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan which closed 612 miles of motorized routes that hold deep ties to generations of outdoor recreationists. In April of 2025, BlueRibbon Coalition filed suit to challenge the closures.
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Lawsuit to Save the San Rafael Swell
BlueRibbon Coalition highlights 12 major legal initiatives and actions we have taken in the last 12 months. Our legal program is only possible due to our individual members and donors. Please consider a tax-deductible donation today. Day 1: Our Lawsuit to Save the San Rafael Swell.
Johnson Valley Update: BlueRibbon Coalition’s Response to the U.S. Marine Corps Fact Sheet
It's been a couple of months since the community rallied together to voice our concerns regarding the U.S. Marine Corps' new Special Use Airspace (SUA) proposal, R2509, over Johnson Valley. As we mentioned after thousands of you took action, we're now in a "waiting"...









