Located in the rural corner of Southeastern Utah, the Bears Ears National Monument has been a point of controversy for nearly a decade. In 2016 President Obama initially used the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate 1.3 million acres as a national monument completely...
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Grandview Travel Management Plan: Input needed on proposal to close 65% of routes in Idaho area
Update Deadline Extended until April 15,2024 The Owyhee region of southwestern Idaho is accepting public comment for their final travel management plan of the area. The Grandview travel area hosts 1,365 miles of open OHV routes year round along with one backcountry...
Western Solar Plan: 22 million acres up for grabs for solar projects
There is a shift happening on public lands with two main drivers: recreation and renewable energy, solar and wind power. The climate agenda is shifting the priorities of our public lands. There has been a significant increase of solar farms on public land in recent...
Road Closures Affecting Outdoor Recreation in Wharton State Park, New Jersey
Public land and waters on the East Coast is a rarity, therefore any proposal on the East coast that closes the already limited access of public lands needs to be strongly scrutinized and opposed. The Wharton State Forest in New Jersey encompasses 122,880 acres. It is...
Management of Lands with Wilderness Characteristics in the Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan: 30X30 Land Grab
The proposed changes to the Uncompahgre Resource management Plan in western Colorado is a prime example of how 30X30 is being achieved in the United States. Due to a settlement agreement the Uncompahgre Field Office is re-evaluating how lands in the Uncompahgre...
Help Protect 1250 Miles of Routes in Yuma East/Gila River Travel Management Plan in Southwestern Arizona
The Bureau of Land Management in Southern Arizona is starting the process of another travel management plan. You can view the details of the project here.. The BLM has conducted a route inventory showing 1,250 miles of current routes. The BLM is looking for public...
Silver City Travel Management in Southwest Idaho
This is the fourth travel management planning environmental assessment that has been released in the Owyhee's area of Idaho within the past 6 months. Because of engagement of the motorized community, the alternatives presented reflect the need for motorized access....
More Road Closures Proposed in Southwest Idaho: Birds of Prey Travel Management Plan accepting public comment to close 50% of roads
The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey NCA Travel Plan project area covers over 100,000 acres in southern Idaho, and it currently includes 448 miles of routes. This is the Fossil Butte area of Idaho near Nampa which is popular for off-roading and many forms of...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 2 – Next Steps for Moab
On December 22, we joined with Colorado Off-road Trail Defenders and Texas Public Policy Institute to take our challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure of over 300 miles of trails near Moab, UT, to federal district court for the...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 3 San Rafael Swell Travel Planning – Looking Ahead
The recent decision to close hundreds of miles of some of the best off-road trails on the planet near Moab was part of a larger ongoing project that will affect many more trails. In 2017 the Department of Interior, wilderness groups, and pro-access groups including...









