On June 12 the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the Historic Roadways Protection Act. This legislation would restrict the Bureau of Land Management from closing roads through implementation of recently completed travel plans in Utah...
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Articles: Mountain Biking
Class I E-bike Proposal in New Mexico
The Bureau of Land Management is considering the designation of a new mountain bike trail on public lands north of Kirtland, New Mexico. The BLM is currently in the scoping phase to receive feedback about the proposed project through May 17,2024. According to the BLM...
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico Proposes New Management Plan
In southern New Mexico, near Las Cruces lies the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument containing 496,330 acres. The Bureau of Land Management is updating the resource management plan that will direct the future of all uses throughout the entirety of the...
Sage Grouse Proposals Threaten Restrictions Across Millions of Acres
There has been a long debate over the Sage Grouse with environmental advocates pushing to have the species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In order to prevent an endangered species listing, a Sage Grouse Land Use Plan was developed. The Bureau of Land...
Proposed Camping Changes in Western Colorado
The Colorado River Valley Field Office, Grand Junction Field Office and Kremmling Field Office all completed resource management plans for their field offices in 2015. The Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA) completed the resource management plan in...
Bears Ears Draft Resource Management Plan Released for Public Comment
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...
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...
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...
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...
RELEASE: Coalition of Off-Roaders Asks Federal Court to Halt Closure of Public Trails in Moab, Utah
The federal court filing follows a ruling by the Interior Board of Land Appeals to deny a stay of the closures earlier this month. SALT LAKE CITY - Today, a coalition of off-road groups took their challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure...









