Enter to win custom GasGas Dirt Bike + Moab Trip! Click Here
Back in May BRC warned our members that this was a real possibility: The BLM is proposing to severely limit free, dispersed camping in one of the most popular campsites right outside of Zion National Park. We have until December 24th to get our comments in via the form below.
For far too long presidents have been abusing the Antiquities Act to bypass congress and lock up millions of acres of public land. Below we review BlueRibbon Coalition’s efforts to stop the abuse & how national monument designations adversely affect recreation.
Already home to numerous Wilderness Study Areas, the 2024 Rock Spring RMP designated new areas of critical environmental concern, limiting another 935,000 acres, which included the Killpecker sand dunes special recreation area. The BLM is now asking for feedback on current designations in the area. This is a critical opportunity to protect and expand outdoor recreation in Wyoming. Comments are due December 18, 2025.
This is a series on Roadless Rule misinformation. Read: Part 1 Here | Part 2 Here Almost every time we see restrictions enacted on public lands that are designed force one-size-fits-all management, we see a chorus of anti-access advocates reassure us that these...
To meet the water needs of their growing population, the City of Bend, OR is planning to purchase parcels from the USFS under the Townsite Act. The USFS has offered a proposal to support the city’s needs while preserving recreation access. BRC supports this proposal, and we think you should too. Comment via the form below by September 8th.
For the first time in 35 years, USFS is updating the management plans for the Blue Mountains region in Oregon and Washington. Initial plans propose to stop issuing recreation residence tract permits, consider over 700,000 acres for Roadless Areas, and only maintain a fraction of the already-established roads. Your voice is needed to ensure that we protect recreation access to this popular forest.
The Bridger-Teton National Forest is beginning the process to revise its management plan. With the recent Congressional Acts and Executive Orders that call to protect and expand recreation, we have a generational opportunity expand access within one of the most popular national forests in the States. We present our recommendations and need your support for their consideration via the form below.
After closing 612 miles of routes near Capitol Reef National Park that led to countless free, dispersed campsites, the Bureau of Land Management is now proposing to build a large developed campground. While BRC is not opposed to developed campgrounds, they should be in addition to— not instead of— dispersed camping experiences. BLM is taking public comments on the plan, so let’s make our voices heard 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.
BlueRibbon Coalition evaluates and comments on the recent public outcry regarding the BLM land transfers in the latest reconciliation bill.