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...
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Articles: Utah
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...
Support Outdoor Recreation in the Manti-La Sal National Forest Forest Plan – Deadline November 16
Forest Service has released the draft forest management plan and environmental impact statement for the Manti-La Sal National Forest. This forest covers three areas in southern and central Utah and a small portion of western Colorado encompassing a total of 1.4...
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Draft Management Plan Will Result in Unacceptable Loss of Access
The BLM has released it's draft plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Southern Utah. BRC engaged its members in 2022 during the scoping period. Comments are accepted until November 9, 2023. The BLM will hold meetings to answer questions at the...
RELEASE: New National Park Service Data Shows Low Water Years Lost $207 Million for Area Surrounding Lake Powell
The National Park Service released their latest economic impact report, which analyzes the economic benefits created by National Parks in the gateway communities that they serve. The low water years at Lake Powell and Lake Mead were nothing short of a wipeout that...
Defund the Bureau of Land Management National Monument Planners
Yesterday BlueRibbon Coalition filed its notice of appeal in the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in its challenge to President Biden's expansions of the Grand Staircase Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments. We were disappointed that the District Court in Utah...
RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Will Continue Antiquities Act Challenge
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Last Friday evening, on the heels of the Biden Administration abusing the Antiquities Act to set aside another million-plus acres of Western land, a federal judge in the District of Utah granted the Government’s motion to...









