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Mojave Trail - Judge Closes Routes Mojave Desert WEMO

Minimization Criteria Overreach and the Closure of 2,200 Miles of Routes in the Mojave Desert WEMO Plan

Feb 18, 2026

A recent federal court ruling will close more than 2,200 miles of designated OHV routes in the Mojave Desert via an expansive judicial interpretation of BLM’s minimization criteria. FLPMA requires the Bureau of Land Management to balance multiple-use recreation while preventing unnecessary degradation, yet the current application turns minimization into a default closure mandate that overrides Congress’s intent. BlueRibbon Coalition is calling on the Department of the Interior to immediately rescind or revise this framework—contact your representatives via the form below and tell them to support balanced public land management.

Rogue Judge Closes 2,200 Miles of OHV Routes in the Mojave Desert

Feb 6, 2026

A federal judge has ordered the closure of 2,200 miles of legally designated OHV routes and vast swaths of the Mojave Desert—imposing land-use policy from the bench without Congress, community input, or accountability. This precedent puts all public land access at risk. Tell the Department of Justice to step in now and stop judicial overreach before these closures spread nationwide.

Breakthrough: Historic Roadways Protection Act Clears Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources!

Feb 4, 2026

The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-9 on February 4, 2026, to advance the Historic Roadways Protection Act. But our work isn’t done! The bill now heads to the full Senate floor and we need Senators to know this bill matters via the form below.

Senate Committee Set for Key Vote on Historic Roadways Protection Act: Tell Your Senators to Support

Feb 3, 2026

The Historic Roadways Protection Act is being voted on in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 4th. This crucial legislation, supported by BRC, would help protect hundreds of miles of closed Utah routes while courts decide ongoing R.S. 2477 right-of-way disputes. Tell your Senators to support by February 4th!

Help Reopen 1.2 Million Acres of Public Land – Support Congressional Review of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Resource Management Plan

Jan 24, 2026

In their final days the outgoing administration finalized a Resource Management Plan for 1.87 million–acres of the Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument that dramatically restricts long-standing recreation and traditional uses. Congress is now pursuing a Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the plan, and on January 15, 2026, the Government Accountability Office confirmed the RMP qualifies as a “rule” subject to CRA submission requirements. Urge your members of Congress to support the review and disapproval of the RMP to restore access for southern Utah’s rural communities and public land recreationists.

Building Gordy’s Hill: How New Mexico 4 Wheelers Worked With Agencies to Protect & Expand Access

Jan 2, 2026

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.

12 Days of Legal Updates: Rebalancing Public Land Restrictions for Access

Jan 1, 2026

Earlier this year, we shared an infographic which illustrated how unbalanced public land restrictions have become. There are 640 million acres of public lands, and when you add up the acreage amounts of all the restrictive land designations, our multiple use lands...

Support Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act Which Releases Decades-Old Wilderness Study Areas

Dec 31, 2025

Montana legislators are proposing to release 3 of the 44 Wilderness Study Areas which have been in place since 1977. As one of the States with the most restricted land in the country, releasing the highly-restrictive, never-ending WSA is long overdue. Tell your representatives you support the Montana congresspersons giving public land back to the people.

America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act: The elitist plan to lock up Southern Utah’s public lands

Dec 31, 2025

A long-running bill dubbed the ‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’ would radically reshape how millions of acres of Utah’s public lands are managed. Disguised as conservation, it would ban most recreation, silence local communities, and hand control to distant special interests—learn what’s really at stake and take action before it’s too late via the form below.

12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Save Moab

Dec 30, 2025

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...

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