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Articles: Idaho
The 2001 Roadless Rule locked up 58.5 million acres of National Forest land, blocking road maintenance, wildfire mitigation, and reasonable access for 25 years. BRC supports H.R. 7695 and S. 140, two bills that would repeal the rule and return management decisions to local forest managers. Contact your members of Congress and ask them to support both bills.
The BLM quietly removed hundreds of miles of long-standing motorized routes in Idaho’s Silver Valley by calling it a map correction, and BRC is fighting back. BRC has filed a formal appeal and a petition to stay enforcement, arguing the agency bypassed federal law and set a dangerous precedent for access nationwide. Read the update and learn how you can support BRC’s legal fight to keep these routes open.
For far too long presidents have been abusing the Antiquities Act to bypass congress and lock up millions of acres of public land. Below we review BlueRibbon Coalition’s efforts to stop the abuse & how national monument designations adversely affect recreation.
With 700,000 acres of public land already approved for sale, including another 31 million acres fast-tracked for disposal, the Western Solar Plan, approved in 2024, represents one of the largest privatizations of public land in history. We are calling on Congress to rescind this plan, which adversely affects recreation, and need your voice for support in the form below.
We previously informed you of the North Idaho Trailblazers fight and recent win to keep one of the most popular trails in northern Idaho, the West Fork Pink Creek Trail, open. While that fight is still ongoing, there is an update from the BLM that could affect how the most beloved and technically challenging section of the trail, called the Rollercoaster, is maintained. We’re thrilled to see BLM offering an alternative to keep and maintain this section— but we need your voice to ensure this alternative is chosen. We’ve made it very easy to add your comments with the form below. Comments are due August 13th! Details and form below.
Even after an Idaho Supreme Court ruling affirming the road’s public status, The Westfork Pinecreek Trail, a popular off-road trail near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, faces restricted access due to a private landowner illegally gating a public road. The North Idaho Trailblazers are urging the public to use the form at the end of this article to contact Shoshone County Commissioners, demanding they maintain the road’s public status to preserve access for future off-road enthusiasts.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cottonwood Field Office is proposing to re-designate approximately 3.93 miles of trails, specifically BLM trails 150B (3.25 miles) and a portion of 149B (0.68 miles), from non-motorized to motorized single-track use. These...
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a rule to update how grizzly bears are listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the lower 48 states. This proposal aims to revise the current listing by identifying...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a scoping letter for a proposed geothermal lease sale of 50,126 acres in Idaho managed by the BLM. This lease sale will affect areas that are popular for outdoor recreation near Grandview, ID. The proposal outlines...
Last year the Roller Coaster Trail in Northern Idaho was part of our 12 Days of Legal Updates series, and the challenge led by Idaho Recreation Council related to right-of-ways over private property is still pending before the Idaho Supreme Court. In just the last few...