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.
7 million acre-feet of new water: BlueRibbon Coalition’s proposal addresses critical infrastructure & economic stability while respecting water rights & compacts.
For more than 20 years, Gordy’s Hill has shown what’s possible when local off-roaders work with land managers. Through collaboration, persistence, and hands-on stewardship, the New Mexico 4 Wheelers helped shape a sustainable trail system that protects resources while preserving access. Their story highlights how engaged users can work in collaboration with agencies to turn shared responsibility into lasting recreation opportunities.
Earlier this year, we shared an infographic which illustrated how unbalanced public land restrictions have become. There are 640 million acres of public lands, and when you add up the acreage amounts of all the restrictive land designations, our multiple use lands...
Montana legislators are proposing to release 3 of the 44 Wilderness Study Areas which have been in place since 1977. As one of the States with the most restricted land in the country, releasing the highly-restrictive, never-ending WSA is long overdue. Tell your representatives you support the Montana congresspersons giving public land back to the people.
For decades, Moab’s trail system provided access to world-class riding, camping, and exploration across southeastern Utah. In recent years, sweeping land management decisions have eliminated that access by closing hundreds of miles of routes that supported generations...
This year, BlueRibbon Coalition brought national attention to the U.S. Marine Corps' attempt to establish permanent Special Use Airspace (SUA) over the Johnson Valley Shared Use Area. In the face of a proposal that could jeopardize emergency medical response, disrupt...
The Fish and Wildlife Service are proposing changes to the Endangered Species Act. BRC has first-hand experience regarding the proposed changes via a little-known beetle at Utah’s Coral Pink Sand Dunes. It shows why those reforms matter and what’s at stake. Comments on the proposed ESA changes are due today, December 22nd!
“It’s not closed, just walk!” We hear this all the time from anti-access advocates when our trails get closed. When we point out the discriminatory nature of their stance, usually the next claim goes something along the lines of “but the BLM allows for wheelchair...
Over the past year, while we challenged restrictive travel plans and national monuments in court, another equally important battle was unfolding behind the scenes, one fought not on trails or in courtrooms, but in the complex world of federal rulemaking. For the...