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Articles: Off-Roading
Hundreds of miles of OHV routes in Utah’s San Rafael Swell and San Rafael Desert may be reopened under a new BLM alternative. BRC has been fighting these closures in court since 2025, and now the agency wants to hear from riders. Submit your comment in support of reopen…
The legal fight over 2,200 miles of closed OHV routes in the Western Mojave has moved to the Ninth Circuit, and BRC filed to intervene to represent the voice of riders. If this precedent stands, it will not stay in California. Learn how this differs from our previous le…
Filing Seeks to Secure OHV User Representation as Federal Government Appeals Order That Closed 2,200 Miles of Motorized Routes
Executive orders dating back to 1972 created the “minimization criteria” that agencies now use to justify closing OHV access across public lands. What started as a balancing tool has become a legal weapon for litigation groups to lock riders out and collect legal fees. …
Today, BlueRibbon Coalition filed a Motion for Leave to Intervene in the federal lawsuit that triggered sweeping closures across the West Mojave OHV route network. This is a direct legal action to get a seat at the table and protect your access. Read more about why it m…
Anti-access orgs have used the Endangered Species Act to close thousands of miles of public land routes with little evidence those closures are recovering any species. Congress is now proposing ESA amendments through budget reconciliation that would require agencies to …
A Nevada land bill would hand thousands of acres of public land to county and state control while locking another 12,392 acres as Wilderness, closing it to motorized use forever. This bill isn’t getting any attention and we wonder why. Tell your representatives to oppos…
A new WDFW rule proposal would reverse the current open-unless-closed policy on more than one million acres of state-managed land, effectively closing every unsigned route with no realistic path to reopening them. The cost to rural communities, volunteers, and emergency…
A fast-moving bill in the Minnesota Legislature could close 4.2 million acres of state forest to snowmobiles, ATVs, and motorized vehicles, dismantling one of the country’s best trail networks through litigation, petitions, and sweeping restrictions. SF 1245 is not just…
A federal law already on the books directs the government to develop technology that could disable your vehicle without your input. For off-roaders and overlanders in remote areas, that is not just a privacy issue; it is a safety issue. Urge your representatives to supp…