In August 2022, BlueRibbon Coalition filed a challenge to President Biden's expansion of the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah's District Court. This year we moved forward with this challenge, and we are...
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Articles: Utah
12 Days of Legal Updates: Day 12 Let’s Support the Plan to Sustain Lake Powell and Lake Mead
This is the first installment of our annual 12 Days of Legal Updates series that we publish in December to give a brief update on our biggest fights. We work on a broad range of issues at BRC that affect recreation access all across the country. Some of our fights get...
RELEASE: Representative John Curtis Introduced Historic Roadways Protection Act in House of Representatives
BIG NEWS! Utah Representative John Curtis introduced the Historic Roadways Protection Act in the House of Representatives this week. We've been encouraging everyone to support this legislation to save our Moab trails since it was introduced in the U.S. Senate on...
Proposed E-bike Trails in Moab
Moab Field Office is accepting public comment through November 20, 2023 regarding the Mud Springs (Spanish Trail) mountain bike and e-bike trails just south of the town of Moab. The preferred alternative will allow class I e-bikes on the routes and keep 28 dispersed...
E-bike Routes Proposed in Southern Utah Near Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bryce Canyon
Not far from Grand Staircase-Escalanate National Monument and Bryce Canyon National Park, Garfield County Utah is hoping to add mountain bike, e-bike and singletrack courses for public use. The BLM is accepting public comment until November 13, 2023 for the Garfield...
Support the Plan to Sustain Lake Powell and Lake Mead
Bureau of Reclamation is accepting public comment for the near term Colorado River Operations. In April of 2023 BOR released its original alternatives and the public provided feedback. Many of our members sent in comments. The BOR ended that public comment period due...
RELEASE: Coalition of Off-Roaders Challenges Imminent Closure of 317 Miles of Trails Near Moab, UT
Today, the BlueRibbon Coalition, joined by the Colorado Offroad Trail Defenders and Mr. Patrick McKay, challenged a decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to close 317 miles of some of the nation’s best off-roading trails near Moab, Utah. If allowed to stand,...
RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Supports the Historic Roadways Protection Act
Add Your Voice in Support: UPDATE- On January 13, 2025 Senator Mike Lee (UT) and Representative Mike Kennedy (UT) re-introduced the Historic Roadways Protection Act in the new Congress. on December 31st, 2024 the BLM released its decision for the San Rafael Swell...
The BRC Action Plan for Moab – Five Actions You Can Take to Fight for Our Trails
The picture above is the Taylor Canyon Overlook located at the end of a route that the Bureau of Land Management lovingly refers to as Route 1026B. It is one of the 317 miles of trails that will be closed by the final travel plan that the BLM released for this area...
RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Will Challenge Plan to Close Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges
SALT LAKE CITY – BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) announced today that it opposes the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed final travel plan for the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges area near Moab. The plan closes 317 miles of the most popular backcountry roads in the...









