For Immediate Release Pocatello, ID - Today BlueRibbon Coalition announced the release of their plan to Fill Lake Powell.The plan is called Path to 3588, and it discusses the reasonable changes we would need to make in the Colorado River Basin to ensure that the needs...
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Articles: River Raft/Kayak/Canoe
Elk Creek Marina Closed at Blue Mesa Reservoir in Colorado
Blue Mesa Reservoir is Colorado's largest body of water and provides many different recreational opportunities located within the Curecanti National Recreation Area. This reservoir normally brings in millions of dollars each year due to recreation. However, in 2021...
Recreation Needs a Seat at the Lake Powell Table
We have been engaged in working group meetings and conducting research on how water policy in the Colorado Basin is conducted. It is overwhelmingly apparent in every meeting we attend and within letters that are sent that recreation is never listed as a priority in...
Fees and Reservations Proposed in Rabbit Valley, Within the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Colorado
So many visitors are heading to Rabbit Valley near the Western border of Colorado that the Bureau of Land Management will immediately require camping reservations and begin building or revamping campsites. Located west of Fruita in the McInnis Canyons National...
American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas: Added, arbitrary layers of conservation to achieve 30X30
The Department of Interior is in the process of creating the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas. From our understanding, the Atlas will be used to track which lands and waters qualify to meet the objectives of the 30X30 initiative and set a road map for...
30X30 In California
The state of California has released a draft strategy for how they will achieve their part of the nation's 30X30 plan. This is an extreme environmental plan to conserve 30% of the nation's land and water by year 2030. Oftentimes people hear "conserve land and water"...
30X30 & Protecting America’s Wilderness (PAW) Act, H.R. 803, Isn’t Actually Protecting Opportunities for Americans
Colorado Representative Diana Degette is sponsoring the Protecting America's Wilderness Act, also known as the PAW Act. This proposed legislation includes designating 1.3 million acres of land as Wilderness and over 1,000 miles of river as Wild and Scenic. Many of the...
Georgia: Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Project
It's not often that we see projects proposed that are looking to improve recreation access on public lands. The Lake Winfield Scott Recreation Area Improvement projects not only look to improve access but also accommodate larger groups and vehicles. This area is...
Ashley National Forest Revised Management Plan
The Ashley National Forest located primarily in Utah but partially in Wyoming has not updated their management plan since 1986. The USFS has released the draft Environmental Impact Statement and the draft is open for public comment. This is the second stage in the...
BLM Amendments to 2008 Moab, Price and Vernal Resource Management Plans Following the Dingell Act
UPDATE - This week our staff was invited to present our findings on the Dingell Act Plan Amendments to the Emery County Public Lands Committee. We were encouraged to see Emery County leaders and Congressional staff recognize that many of the proposals being presented...









