The BLM has released the draft EA for another comment period for the Recreation Area Management Plan for the Gila Lower Box in the Las Cruces District office. The proposals include new parking areas, campfire rings and restricting areas to motorized use. This area was...
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Articles: River Raft/Kayak/Canoe
Tres Rios Colorado Changes to Motorized and Camping Use.
Comments are accepted until April 29, 2024. Read further about the proposals. The proposals come in response to increased visitation numbers. Five management plans. Tres Rios Field Office (FO) and Gunnison Field Office. The reason for the proposed changes according to...
Grandview Travel Management Plan: Input needed on proposal to close 65% of routes in Idaho area
Update Deadline Extended until April 15,2024 The Owyhee region of southwestern Idaho is accepting public comment for their final travel management plan of the area. The Grandview travel area hosts 1,365 miles of open OHV routes year round along with one backcountry...
Road Closures Affecting Outdoor Recreation in Wharton State Park, New Jersey
Public land and waters on the East Coast is a rarity, therefore any proposal on the East coast that closes the already limited access of public lands needs to be strongly scrutinized and opposed. The Wharton State Forest in New Jersey encompasses 122,880 acres. It is...
Silver City Travel Management in Southwest Idaho
This is the fourth travel management planning environmental assessment that has been released in the Owyhee's area of Idaho within the past 6 months. Because of engagement of the motorized community, the alternatives presented reflect the need for motorized access....
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...
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...
Chumash Marine Sanctuary-Restricting more than meets the eye
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed moving forward with designating the Chumash Marine Sanctuary in California. This sanctuary is being sold as a way to protect valuable ocean waters and species through this designation. From an...
Lake Powell and Lake Mead Operations Being Updated for the Next 20 Years!
The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the scoping period as they update the 2007 Interim Guidelines for the Colorado River Management Operations. The 2007 Interim Guidelines creates the planning direction for the BOR to determine how much water to release...









