The recent decision to close hundreds of miles of some of the best off-road trails on the planet near Moab was part of a larger ongoing project that will affect many more trails. In 2017 the Department of Interior, wilderness groups, and pro-access groups including...
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Articles: Overlanding
RELEASE: Coalition of Off-Roaders Asks Federal Court to Halt Closure of Public Trails in Moab, Utah
The federal court filing follows a ruling by the Interior Board of Land Appeals to deny a stay of the closures earlier this month. SALT LAKE CITY - Today, a coalition of off-road groups took their challenge to the federal government’s arbitrary and illegal closure...
Plan Will Update Management for Nearly 400,000 Acres in Northwest California
The Redding and Arcata Bureau of Land Management Field offices in northwest California are redoing the Resource Management Plan that will direct future management decisions for BLM managed lands. The entire area includes 14.4 million acres however, BLM only manages...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 6 GMUG Objection Process
In October BlueRibbon Coalition submitted an official objection to the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests management plan. More than 3 million acres in Colorado will be affected by this forest plan that will direct management decisions for the next...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 10 The Plan to Shut Down 3 Million Acres in Rock Springs, Wyoming
In September, the Bureau of Land Management released a proposal for a new Resource Management Plan for the lands they manage around Rock Springs, Wyoming. In our initial analysis, we knew it was bad, and we published an action alert on the plan shortly after...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 11 Save Our Public Lands from a Wall Street Hostile Takeover
BlueRibbon Coalition recently engaged on a public rulemaking proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Yes, you read that right. You might be asking what a financial regulator has to do with BRC’s mission of protecting recreation access to public land? The...
54% of Roads Proposed for Closure in Southeast Arizona Gila San Simon Travel Management Plan
Gila-San Simon Travel Management Plan- The Safford Field Office, located in the south eastern corner of Arizona is beginning Travel Management Planning. 2,391.5 miles on 951,842 acres. Surrounding Safford, Arizona the project boundaries include areas such as: Gila...
Oppose the Sell Off of Our Public Lands and National Parks to Wall Street
BlueRibbon Coalition recently engaged on a public rule making proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Yes, you read that right. You might be asking what a financial regulator has to do with BRC’s mission of protecting recreation access to public land? The...
1306 Miles of Roads and Trails Saved in the Owyhees
While everyone was focused on the terrible closures in Moab, the Bruneau Field Office of the BLM in Idaho released their final plan for the Canyonlands East area near the Owyhees. This area includes the eastern reaches of the Owyhee Canyonlands south of Boise. In a...
Cottonwood Travel Management – Plan Will Affect Access Near Bridger, Montana
BLM has started scoping for the Cottonwood Travel Management Plan in Southern Montana near Bridger. An initial route evaluation has been completed. 320 miles of routes are being analyzed and BRC wants to ensure that the route report is accurate and that the...









