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Articles: Off-Roading
The BLM has released preliminary alternatives for the Dolores River Travel Management Plan, covering 321 miles of routes just east of Moab. BRC supports a variation of Alternative D, the option that keeps 98% of the network open for OHV riders, hunters, and mountain bikers.
Nearly 700 miles of OHV, hunting, and backcountry access near Dinosaur National Monument are on the table in the BLM’s Dinosaur North plan, and the conservation alternative would close most of it. BRC backs Alternative D to keep these routes open for Vernal and Roosevelt communities. Add your comment before July 22 and tell the BLM to keep this access open.
The BLM’s Trail Canyon Travel Management Plan near Kanab will decide the future of 473 miles of OHV routes in Kane County, and the most restrictive option closes nearly a third of the network. BRC supports a variation of Alternative D, which keeps 95% of trails open. Submit your comment to the BLM before July 22 and tell them motorized access must stay open.
After the 2025 fires that burned nearly 150,000 acres near the North Rim, hazardous trees and fire damage continue to block access across the Kaibab Plateau. The Forest Service is proposing to remove the danger and protect roads and trails from future closures. Back the plan by submitting your comment to the Forest Service before June 20.
The BLM’s High Desert Trail project would formally designate an 810-mile route across western Utah, using roads and trails already open to the public today. BRC supports the designation and the preferred Alternative B, the longer, more scenic route that brings the most economic benefit. Submit a comment by June 16 backing Alternative B and tell the BLM to choose it.
Millions of Americans rely on roads and motorized routes to reach public lands, and this bill would protect that access by law. BRC worked directly with Congressional offices to shape and advance the Outdoor ADA, now introduced in both chambers. Tell your members of Congress why this legislation matters.
The 2001 Roadless Rule locked up 58.5 million acres of National Forest land, blocking road maintenance, wildfire mitigation, and reasonable access for 25 years. BRC supports H.R. 7695 and S. 140, two bills that would repeal the rule and return management decisions to local forest managers. Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support both bills.
The BLM comment period closes TODAY, June 8. Once it shuts, these closures get one step closer to permanent. Add your comments before midnight on June 8th.
The motorized community does the work to keep trails open, and the Forest Service wants to see that effort on National Trails Day. BRC met with Forest Service leadership this week and came away knowing the agency believes off-roaders belong on public lands. Get out this Saturday, June 6, document what you are doing, and tag BlueRibbon Coalition and the Forest Service so they see it.
The Caja del Rio Protection Act would create new federal designations across 85,000 New Mexico acres with a built-in mandate to decommission roads not listed on a map that does not yet exist. BRC opposes the bill because these designations have a proven track record of eliminating motorized access over time. Send your comment today and urge your representatives to vote no.