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The National Park Service’s North Rim recovery plan for Grand Canyon National Park would turn Fire Point Road into a hiking trail inside the park, and all three concepts include it. The plan also explores whether to retain, reduce or eliminate commercial stock use and limits winter recreation to non-motorized use. Sign the petition before comments close November 6 at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time.
Big Cypress ORV riders have been locked out of the Addition Lands for 30 years, with an outdated map in the regulations still blocking the way.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.
Opening an existing path to e-bikes in a national park can take years of environmental review, even when no new trail gets built. A new NPS proposal would cut that process for roads, parking areas, and already-improved surfaces, and BRC supports going further by allowing Class 1 e-bikes on every designated mountain bike trail. Submit a comment to NPS before November 2.
Falling water has shut down boat ramp after boat ramp at Lake Powell, and the National Park Service has now approved new low water launch ramps at Bullfrog and Hite to keep boaters on the water. BlueRibbon Coalition members submitted hundreds of comments backing the project. Read what the approval covers and what still needs attention at Glen Canyon.
The operating rules for Lake Powell and Lake Mead are settled for about a decade, and recreation access survived the process in better shape than many expected. No operating rule adds an acre-foot to the river, so the reservoirs our communities depend on are still exposed to a deep drought. Here is what the Final EIS does, where it falls short, and what comes next.
The Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill BRC helped write to keep existing roads open, goes before a Senate committee on Wednesday, July 29. The same agenda carries wilderness bills that would permanently ban motorized use across millions of acres. Contact your senators today to support the Outdoor ADA and oppose the new designations.
A new federal recreation monitoring program under the EXPLORE Act will decide how OHV riding, dispersed camping, and snowmobiling get counted on public lands. BRC supports better data but is telling the agencies that visitation counts must never become a standalone excuse for closures or permit systems. Submit your comment before the July 29 deadline.
Flaming Gorge could lose a third of its water this year, closing boat ramps and damaging fisheries as the federal government scrambles to stabilize Lake Powell. The Colorado River Abundance Act, put forward by BRC, would deliver up to 7 million acre-feet of new supply so places like Flaming Gorge stop being the emergency backup plan. Contact your senators and representatives today and demand they back the Act before the October deadline.
Falling water levels at Lake Powell have left launch ramps high and dry, cutting off boat access at Hite and straining Bullfrog. The National Park Service is proposing two new ramps to restore reliable access before conditions get worse. Submit your comment to NPS by April 24 and tell them to move forward with the new ramps.
Government Wash at Lake Mead in Nevada is a case study in a land management agency noticing that management is failing, admitting why it’s failing, and doing the hard work to improve access and recreation.