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Articles: Operation Accessible
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 Umatilla National Forest wants to thin, treat, and reintroduce prescribed fire across roughly 40,000 acres of the North Fork John Day Ranger District, and it will use 156 miles of existing forest road to do the work. A working road system and a fire-resilient forest go together, and this project proves it. Submit a comment in support of the 54 North Project before the September 25 deadline.
The Timber and Plaskett fires are burning across the Big Sur country of the Los Padres National Forest, the same ground the Wildfire Risk Reduction Project was written to defend with fuel breaks near communities. For three years Los Padres ForestWatch has worked to cut that plan by 83 percent and force it back into years of new review, and the community-protection work still is not built. Read BRC’s full report in the NEPA Jail tracker and help us hold anti-management campaigns accountable.
Nearly 14,000 acres of free dispersed camping outside Zion National Park are set to close under the BLM’s SR9 decision. BRC has filed a formal appeal with the Interior Board of Land Appeals, built out of the agency’s own record and impact statements from our members and supporters. Here is what we argued and how you can support the legal fight.
The Bears Ears recreation restrictions were real, they were written down, and almost none of them had been enforced yet. That gap is what lets groups defending the 2025 monument plan claim it never restricted recreation. See what the plan actually said about hiking, OHV, mountain bikes, camping, climbing and dogs across 1.36 million acres of public land.
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.
Trump’s OHV executive order rescinded the Nixon and Carter orders that agencies used to close trails for 50 years. There will be no free-for-all, but the minimization criteria that shut down 2,200 miles in WEMO and 317 miles in Moab is gone. Here is how the reopening will actually play out, and where BRC needs your comments and support.
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.
Trump reduced two sprawling Utah national monuments, a win for the ranchers, riders, and rural communities harmed by decades of Antiquities Act overreach. BRC is pairing the reduction with legal precedent so a future administration cannot simply redraw the lines. Donate to the Legal Fund and add your voice today to help make this win last.