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SALT LAKE CITY - On Thursday April 10, 2025, BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) filed a legal challenge to the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Travel Management Plan that closed recreation access to 612 miles of roads and trails in the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge area...
In this episode of the Defend Your Ground podcast, Ben Burr and Simone Griffin discuss recent legislative updates regarding public lands, focusing on the Glen Canyon OHV rule and the implications of the Congressional Review Act. Transcript of Show Ben (00:01)Hey...
With the release of the travel plan for the San Rafael Swell, which announced the closure of 665 miles of routes for motorized recreation, there have now been over 1,000 miles of routes closed in the state of Utah in the last four years. These closures are a result of...
This week President Biden traveled to California to designate the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments. While he had planned to announce the monuments at a ceremony in Palm Springs, this dog and pony show was canceled due to forecasted severe weather. This...
SALT LAKE CITY – Today the Bureau of Land Management released its final decision for the San Rafael Swell. The plan was released at 3:12 p.m. on New Years Eve, and it announced the closure of 665 miles of off-road routes in one of Utah’s most popular landscapes...
As we brace ourselves for the onslaught of messages from anti-access groups that opening public lands up for oil and gas leasing is a "sell-off" of our public lands, we want to remind everyone that we've had to fight hard during the last 18 months to stop the largest...
One of the first executive orders signed by Joe Biden was Executive Order 14008, which called for federal agencies to lock up 30% of our nation’s lands by 2030. It would be difficult to find an organization that has closed tracked all the different ways that agencies...
In 2023 BlueRibbon Coalition filed an administrative appeal of the complete closure of an area called Massacre Rocks in eastern Idaho. As part of our appeal we included this history from our organization: BlueRibbon Coalition was founded in 1987 by Clark Collins, who...
It could happen any day now that President Biden will designate several new national monuments during the waning days of his lame duck presidency. We are currently tracking 10 national monument proposals that combined are larger than five million acres. To designate...
12 Days of Legal Updates - Day 2 - 2024 Nathan Riddle loved sharing the stories of America’s public lands. As a BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) member, Nathan’s videos highlighted the importance of motorized access to remote areas, often capturing breathtaking scenery and...