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Minnesota riders have a rare chance to gain access to ATV mileage that already exists on the ground. The Woods and Wheels ATV Club and Becker County are proposing the Ice Cracking ATV Trail, and BRC is backing them. Comment in favor with the Minnesota DNR by Nov. 13.
Big Cypress ORV riders have been locked out of the Addition Lands for 30 years, with an outdated map in the regulations still blocking the way. A proposed NPS rule would fix that and let the Superintendent set a designated trail network using existing historic trails. BRC supports it, and comments are due December 1, so use our action alert to send yours.
New Jersey’s largest block of public land, Wharton State Forest, is down to 233 miles of open roads out of roughly 510 mapped. H.R. 8924 would add 23 river segments to a federal study that can bring permits, quotas, and added review for the crossings that reach the water. BRC breaks down what the bill does and why a state with this little public land cannot afford another layer of closures.
The 2025 Bears Ears Management Plan closes 591,185 acres to OHV use, caps group sizes, and bans most motorized events, and Congress now has a way to overturn it. BRC overwhelmingly supports the Congressional Review Act resolution that would void the plan and block BLM from reissuing it. Use BRC’s action alert to tell your members of Congress to vote yes.
The Brian Head Resort expansion on the Dixie National Forest would cut the only snowmobile route to the backcountry beyond town, a route that carries up to 150 machines a day. BRC is asking the Forest Service to add an alternative that keeps riders out of Brian Head Town and still reaches Dry Lakes. Comment by October 29 and tell the Forest Service to keep snowmobile access open.
Tower Ridge Road has been closed since a July 2025 storm, and the Hoosier National Forest would rather amend its Forest Plan than repair it. The amendment would end motorized access to three miles of road permanently. Comments close September 24.
The Umatilla National Forest wants to thin, treat, and reintroduce prescribed fire across roughly 40,000 acres of the North Fork John Day Ranger District, and it will use 156 miles of existing forest road to do the work. A working road system and a fire-resilient forest go together, and this project proves it. Submit a comment in support of the 54 North Project before the September 25 deadline.
Oregon’s Blue Mountains forests are being rewritten for the first time since the 1990s, and one alternative would recommend 34,000 new wilderness acres and lock in 722,000 roadless acres where OHVs and mechanized use are banned outright. The choice between access and closure is on the table right now. Use the form below to submit your comment and stand up for access.
Oversized national monuments have locked up millions of acres of public land and set the stage for road closures, OHV restrictions, and lost access. A June 2026 court ruling in a case BRC helped bring confirmed these designations can now be challenged and reduced. Take action today and tell Congress, the Administration, and the courts to bring these boundaries back in line with the law.
The Rio Grande National Forest is deciding where snowmobiles can ride across 1.84 million acres in southern Colorado, and the lines drawn now will be permanent. BRC supports Alternative 3 with key route additions from Alternative 4, but the draft plan contains wilderness buffer zones, arbitrary snow depth rules, and a contradictory preferred alternative that need fixing. Submit your comment before July 29 and tell the Forest Service to keep this terrain open.