The U.S. Forest Service is taking public comment on a proposal to create a nationwide Environmental Assessment regarding post-wildfire recovery work. Right now, NEPA delays can stretch for years, leaving dangerous trees, erosion, damaged roads/trails, and burned timber to worsen while communities lose access and local economies take the hit. Canada often moves far more quickly after fires, and changes would help bring the U.S. closer to that more effective model. Comments are open through January 26. Add your voice below.
12 Days of Legal Updates: Rebalancing Public Land Restrictions for Access
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...
America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act: The elitist plan to lock up Southern Utah’s public lands
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 Reverse Decades of Agency Regulatory Abuse
Over the past year, while we challenged restrictive travel plans and national monuments in court, another equally important battle was unfolding behind the scenes, one fought not on trails or in courtrooms, but in the complex world of federal rulemaking. For the...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Lawsuit to Save the Henry Mountains & Fremont Gorge
In the final hours of the outgoing administration, the BLM approved the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan which closed 612 miles of motorized routes that hold deep ties to generations of outdoor recreationists. In April of 2025, BlueRibbon Coalition filed suit to challenge the closures.
GORP Act to Threaten 730,000 Acres of Public Land in western Colorado
The GORP Act will severely restrict recreation opportunities in the Gunnison Basin of western Colorado. BRC opposes the bill as it violates the multiple-use mandate, reduces local management of public lands and harms communities. Urge your representatives to oppose the bill via the form below.
Do Forests Restricted by Roadless Rule Still Allow Recreation? Debunking Roadless Rule Misinformation – Part 3
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...
Can the Forest Service Afford to Maintain Roads? Debunking Roadless Rule Misinformation – Part 2
This is a series on Roadless Rule misinformation. Read: Part 1 Here | Part 3 Here On September 2, 2025, the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia rules that the Trump Administration could pull back $20 billion in funds that were awarded to non-profits to fight...
Once-In-A-Generation Opportunity: Help Expand Recreational Access in Bridger-Teton National 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.
Taos Canyon Forest Restoration Proposal Could Close Hundreds of Miles of Routes
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Taos Canyon Wildfire Resilience and Habitat Improvement Project in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. In 2024 BRC sounded the alarm on the potential impacts...









