Conservation groups are pushing for 30x30 which aims to have 30% of the United State's lands and waters locked up by year 2030. One way they will accomplish this is through wilderness bills throughout different states. H.R. 7509 the Wild Rogue Conservation and...
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Articles: California
New Management Plan on Bureau of Land Management public lands in Redding and Arcata California
The Arcata and Redding Field Offices have recently started the process to update the Northwest California Integrated Resources Management Plan (NCIP). These field offices include recreation areas such as the Samoa Dunes (Eureka Dunes) and Chappie-Shasta OHV areas. The...
Defend Your Ground Episode 1: Don’t Let Moab BLM Cancel Dispersed Camping
We are excited to announce that we have launched the Defend Your Ground Podcast as one more way that we can keep you informed of the work we are doing. Speak up to Protect Dispersed Camping Around Moab In our first episode we discuss the BLM plans to close/restrict...
Lake Powell Update and the Desalination Research Advancement Act, H.R. 7612
Many new and exciting things are happening as we continue to be involved with Lake Powell and the Colorado Basin. Recently, the Flaming Gorge Operations Plan for the next year has been officially released and you can read that plan here. Below is the graph for the...
Williams Hill Recreation Area in California Looking to Expand Routes and Resources
The Bureau of Land Management in California is proposing to create additional OHV trails in the Williams Hill Recreation Area. Since 2017 its estimated visitation numbers have more than doubled. There are several reasons there has been an increase in users but the...
Proposed Listings for the Yellow-Legged Frog
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog as endangered and threatened. This frog is located in California and Oregon. BRC is concerned with the potential listing because agencies have already restricted OSV and motorized use...
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"...
Greater Sage-grouse Land Use Plan Amendments in the Western United States
Greater Sage-grouse, or sometimes referred to as a Sagehen is a large type of grouse that lives in the western United States. In 2015 the BLM and Forest service amended many land use plans in order to accommodate the bird. When these 98 management plans were amended...
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...









