Pocatello, ID – In response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) April 11 , 2023 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for near-term operations in the Colorado River Basin that are necessitated by water shortages, BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC)...
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Articles: Utah
San Rafael Desert Route 781: CLOSED
Shortly after the Bureau of Land Management released their decision for the travel plan to increase the miles of open routes in the San Rafael Desert in Utah from roughly 300 miles of routes to roughly 900 miles of routes, we were not surprised to learn that the...
The Fight for Dispersed Camping Near Moab Continues
In 2022 the BLM released a draft environmental assessment for dispersed camping around Moab, Utah in several special recreation management areas. The BLM just opened up a second round of comments on the draft plan for dispersed camping in the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini...
Stop the Sale of Sand Mountain!
Located near St. George, Utah among the red rocks and red sand, Sand Mountain, by Sand Hollow State Park hosts year round recreational opportunities for people around the world. Bureau of Land Management is considering a land swap. However, if this land exchange...
RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Files Motion for Summary Judgment in Case Challenging President Biden’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Designations
SALT LAKE CITY – Last week, the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), filed a motion for summary judgment in its challenge to President Biden’s unlawful proclamations expanding the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. This lawsuit—which has been...
Water Releases From Glen Canyon Dam to Protect Humpback Chub: Something Fishy is Going On
The Bureau of Reclamation is accepting public comment until March 10, 2023 on potential flow releases out of Glen Canyon Dam to the Colorado River. Submit a comment below to let BOR know we do not support any experimental releases that have a weak basis in science....
Stand With BRC and Moab ATV Outfitters Against Violent Threats
Earlier this week, a Facebook Post from the Moab Police Department went viral announcing the arrest of an individual who had been making violent threats against OHV users and businesses. The individual was arrested on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges related to...
More Moab Restrictions: Parachuting, slacklining, skydiving, rapelling and more will be off limits in Hell Roaring and Mineral Canyons
The Bureau of Land Management is at it again with proposed restrictions to rope and aerial use within two of the most popular canyons for this activity in the world. BLM is proposing to restrict even more recreational use within Hell Roaring and Mineral Canyons. These...
Will the Six State Plan to Save the Colorado River Work?
On January 30, six of the seven Colorado River basin states jointly released a proposal to the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) in response to that agency’s January 31 deadline to avoid facing possible preemptive federal intervention. Technically, it’s a...
Twelve Days of Legal Updates| Day 3: Labyrinth Rims, UT
This fall the Bureau of Land Management released a draft plan to close over 420 miles of world-class off-road routes near Moab in the area called Labyrinth Rims and Gemini Bridges. This was one of the most absurd proposals we've seen to close public land that is...









