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The GORP Act will severely restrict recreation opportunities in the Gunnison Basin of western Colorado. BRC opposes the bill as it violates the multiple-use mandate, reduces local management of public lands and harms communities. Urge your representatives to oppose the bill via the form below.
Since 2001, BlueRibbon Coalition, along with various states, have been fighting the implementation of the Roadless Rule, which essentially designated 59 million acres of national forests as de facto wilderness through a regulation instead of an act of Congress. The USDA has proposed to rescind the rule and are now accepting comments. BRC strongly supports its rescission. Add your support below by September 19th!
The newly released General Management Plan for Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico continues to restrict access. However, the affected areas are not primitive nor remote by federal land management standards. Plus, they contain already well-established roads. Valles Caldera is a unique landscape that should be shared broadly with the public. The current GMP risks locking away too much from everyday Americans. BRC will challenge arbitrary restrictions and push for a management approach that keeps this public land open and accessible for all. We request your support via the form below.
With 700,000 acres of public land already approved for sale, including another 31 million acres fast-tracked for disposal, the Western Solar Plan, approved in 2024, represents one of the largest privatizations of public land in history. We are calling on Congress to rescind this plan, which adversely affects recreation, and need your voice for support in the form below.
We previously informed you of the North Idaho Trailblazers fight and recent win to keep one of the most popular trails in northern Idaho, the West Fork Pink Creek Trail, open. While that fight is still ongoing, there is an update from the BLM that could affect how the most beloved and technically challenging section of the trail, called the Rollercoaster, is maintained. We’re thrilled to see BLM offering an alternative to keep and maintain this section— but we need your voice to ensure this alternative is chosen. We’ve made it very easy to add your comments with the form below. Comments are due August 13th! Details and form below.
After our collective win on the reopening of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area to UTV’s and ATV’s, we were contacted by a reporter from the Washington Post wanting to cover the story. We had no illusions that a national news outlet would set aside the heavy bias...
Even after an Idaho Supreme Court ruling affirming the road’s public status, The Westfork Pinecreek Trail, a popular off-road trail near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, faces restricted access due to a private landowner illegally gating a public road. The North Idaho Trailblazers are urging the public to use the form at the end of this article to contact Shoshone County Commissioners, demanding they maintain the road’s public status to preserve access for future off-road enthusiasts.
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Taos Canyon Wildfire Resilience and Habitat Improvement Project in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. In 2024 BRC sounded the alarm on the potential impacts...
A proposal initiated by the U.S. Forest Service in Montana to reduce wildfire risks while improving recreation and habitat has been met with frivolous lawsuits by environmentalist groups to stall the project. USFS has released a new assessment to address lawsuit concerns and we need your voice to ensure this project gets pushed forward! Below you will find a brief history of the project and why BlueRibbon Coalition supports the USFS proposal.
This regulation was born out of the 1970s era regulatory wave when public land agencies were handed sweeping authority to manage off-road vehicle (ORV) use in the name of environmental protection. Codified in 43 CFR § 8341.2, this rule allows the Bureau of Land...