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 lo…
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Articles: Utah
San Rafael Swell: BLM May Reopen Hundreds of Miles of OHV Routes – Add Your Voice
The BLM comment period closes TODAY, June 8. Once it shuts, these closures get one step closer to permanent. Add your comments before midnight on June 8th.
Stop Draining Flaming Gorge to Bail Out a Broken System — Support the Colorado River Abundance Act
Flaming Gorge could lose a third of its water this year, closing boat ramps and damaging fisheries as the federal government scrambles to stabilize Lake Powell. The Colorado River Abundance Act, put forward by BRC, would deliver up to 7 million acre-feet of new supply s…
BLM Proposes Reopening Closed OHV Routes in San Rafael Swell & Desert
Hundreds of miles of OHV routes in Utah’s San Rafael Swell and San Rafael Desert may be reopened under a new BLM alternative. BRC has been fighting these closures in court since 2025, and now the agency wants to hear from riders. Submit your comment in support of reopen…
Lake Powell Boat Access at Risk as NPS Plans New Ramps
Falling water levels at Lake Powell have left launch ramps high and dry, cutting off boat access at Hite and straining Bullfrog. The National Park Service is proposing two new ramps to restore reliable access before conditions get worse. Submit your comment to NPS by Ap…
Death to Free, Dispersed Camping By A Thousand Cuts
Agencies are quietly eliminating free, dispersed camping across the West. The SR9 decision outside Zion is the most recent example of a strategy designed to end it permanently. Here’s how they do it and what you can do about it.
Tell Utah Bureau of Land Management to Ditch Anti-Access “Literature Review” that is Closing Our Campsites
The BLM has approved the SR9 Camping Management Plan, closing dispersed campsites near Zion and replacing them with a controlled campground system that may never fully be built. The agency appears to be leaning on a SUWA-commissioned literature to justify the decision, …
PRESS RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Supports Congressional Review Act Resolution to Restore Public Access at Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument
Resolution in Congress would overturn the GSENM travel management plan that closed more than 1.2 million acres to motorized recreation and raised broader concerns about presidential abuse of the Antiquities Act.
Breakthrough: Historic Roadways Protection Act Clears Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources!
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted 11-9 on February 4, 2026, to advance the Historic Roadways Protection Act. But our work isn’t done! The bill now heads to the full Senate floor and we need Senators to know this bill matters via the form below…
Senate Committee Set for Key Vote on Historic Roadways Protection Act: Tell Your Senators to Support
The Historic Roadways Protection Act is being voted on in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 4th. This crucial legislation, supported by BRC, would help protect hundreds of miles of closed Utah routes while courts decide ongoing R.S. 2477 rig…








