The newly released General Management Plan for Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico continues to restrict access. However, the affected areas are not primitive nor remote by federal land management standards. Plus, they contain already well-established roads. Valles Caldera is a unique landscape that should be shared broadly with the public. The current GMP risks locking away too much from everyday Americans. BRC will challenge arbitrary restrictions and push for a management approach that keeps this public land open and accessible for all. We request your support via the form below.
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Western Solar Plan: 31 Million Acres of Public Land Fast-Tracked For Sale
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.
Taos Canyon Forest Restoration Proposal Could Close Hundreds of Miles of Routes
The U.S. Forest Service has released a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Taos Canyon Wildfire Resilience and Habitat Improvement Project in the Carson National Forest of New Mexico. In 2024 BRC sounded the alarm on the potential impacts...
New Mexico Legislative Update: Two Key OHV Bills Advance with Strong Support!
The 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session is winding down, but two major wins for the OHV community are making their way through the final stretch. House Bill 371 (HB371) and House Bill 372 (HB372) both passed the House unanimously...
Oppose the Caja del Rio National Monument in New Mexico
A coalition of environmental organizations and local leaders in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, is calling on the federal government to designate the Caja del Rio region as a national monument. This area, which spans 100,000 acres in parts of the Santa Fe National Forest...
Support Active Management and Prevent Hundreds of Miles of Potential Road Closures in Taos Canyon Forest
Just east of Taos, New Mexico, the U.S. Forest Service, is proposing forest treatments on 83,265 acres in the Carson National Forest. This project is proposed to address potento.0hial wildfire risks within the national forest for watershed restoration. Although this...
Stand Up for All Recreation Users in the Gila Lower Box Area in New Mexico
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...
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico Proposes New Management Plan
In southern New Mexico, near Las Cruces lies the Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument containing 496,330 acres. The Bureau of Land Management is updating the resource management plan that will direct the future of all uses throughout the entirety of the...
Western Solar Plan: 22 million acres up for grabs for solar projects
There is a shift happening on public lands with two main drivers: recreation and renewable energy, solar and wind power. The climate agenda is shifting the priorities of our public lands. There has been a significant increase of solar farms on public land in recent...
Help us Protect Our Trails in Gila Lower Box, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management in New Mexico has proposed the next step, the environmental assessment (EA) to the Gila Lower Box Special Recreation Management Area. In 2022, BRC and it's members participated in the scoping public comment period. BLM has since reviewed all...









