The Biggest Threat to Glen Canyon Dam (spoiler alert: it isn’t wear and tear on the plumbing)

Apr 24, 2024 | Fill Lake Powell

Glen Canyon Dam has been in the news this last week, and these news stories identify a threat to Glen Canyon Dam that needs to be addressed. EE News, a policy-focused publication that targets the DC Beltway, broke the story. They used the headline, “Reclamation slows...

Glen Canyon Long Term Experimental Management Plan: Options for Protecting Glen Canyon Reach from Invasive Species

Feb 22, 2024 | Fill Lake Powell, National Park Service

The Bureau of Reclamation which manages river operations of the Colorado River that feeds Lake Powell and Lake Mead is accepting public comment on the Glen Canyon Dam Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. Bureau...

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Breaks Visitation Record in 2023

Feb 3, 2024 | Arizona, Fill Lake Powell, Utah

Lake Powell in the winter is a different experience than it is during the hustle and bustle of the summer. While the picture above was taken during the month of December of last year, don’t let the vacant lake deceive you. Today we received the latest visitation data...

12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 12 Let’s Support the Plan to Sustain Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Dec 7, 2023 | Action Alert, Arizona, Dispersed Camping, Fill Lake Powell, Nevada, Utah

This is the first installment of our annual 12 Days of Legal Updates series that we publish in December to give a brief update on our biggest fights. We work on a broad range of issues at BRC that affect recreation access all across the country. Some of our fights get...

Oppose the Sell Off of Our Public Lands and National Parks to Wall Street

Dec 6, 2023 | Action Alert, BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Fill Lake Powell, Link, Motorboat, Mountain Biking, National Park Service, Overlanding, Personal Watercraft, River Raft/Kayak/Canoe, Rock Climbing, Snowmobile, SXS, USFS

BlueRibbon Coalition recently engaged on a public rule making proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Yes, you read that right. You might be asking what a financial regulator has to do with BRC’s mission of protecting recreation access to public land? The...

Support the Plan to Sustain Lake Powell and Lake Mead

Nov 9, 2023 | Action Alert, Arizona, California, Colorado, Fill Lake Powell, Nevada, New Mexico, Personal Watercraft, Utah, Wyoming

Bureau of Reclamation is accepting public comment for the near term Colorado River Operations. In April of 2023 BOR released its original alternatives and the public provided feedback. Many of our members sent in comments. The BOR ended that public comment period due...