USFS - BlueRibbon Coalition

The Travel Management Rule Is Overdue for a Fix. The Forest Service Just Proposed One. Take Action & Add Your Comments

Aug 21, 2026

The Forest Service’s decades-old Travel Management Rule that decides where you can ride across 380,000 miles of national forest roads is finally getting a revision. BRC backs the Forest Service’s plan to drop the minimization standard, recognize e-bikes, and fix the maps riders can’t trust. And the Forest Service wants to know what routes should be reopened. Comments are due September 23, 2026.

USDA Roadless Rule Draft EIS Comment Period: Support Reopening 44.7M Acres Here

Aug 20, 2026

The USDA has opened the public comment period on rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule, a chance to hand management of 44.7 million acres of national forest back to local foresters. BRC is urging riders, hunters, and anyone tired of watching forests burn to weigh in. Add your comment before the October 6 deadline.

Roadless Rule Myths vs. Facts: Why Rescission Is Good for Forests and Access

Aug 19, 2026

The campaign to keep the Roadless Rule runs on pretty pictures and cherry-picked studies, and it leaves 44.7 million acres of fire-prone national forest that the Forest Service can barely manage. This is the fact-versus-spin breakdown on wildfire, roads, and access. The USDA is taking public comments through September 21, so submit yours through BRC before the deadline.

Grasshopper Fire Lawsuit: Oregon Wild Stalled Mt. Hood Thinning Before Lightning Struck

Aug 11, 2026

Hug it, litigate it, and watch it burn. Oregon Wild’s serial litigation narrowed and stalled the Mt. Hood fuels work designed for this landscape, and sixteen days before the Grasshopper Fire started they served notice to sue over four more projects. The fire has since burned 77,000 acres and closed 50 trails through the end of the year, and BRC is documenting the pattern in its NEPA Jail tracker.

Grizzly Bear Recovery Shouldn’t Mean Road Closures: Comment on the FWS 4(d) Rule

Aug 8, 2026

Grizzly populations in Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide recovered and expanded for three decades with the existing forest road network in place, which is the opposite of what road-density models predicted. BRC is asking the Fish and Wildlife Service to write the revised 4(d) rule around that record instead of around formulas from the early 1990s. Submit your comment before August 17.

Bears Ears Recreation Restrictions: What the 2025 Monument Plan Actually Banned

Aug 5, 2026

The Bears Ears recreation restrictions were real, they were written down, and almost none of them had been enforced yet. That gap is what lets groups defending the 2025 monument plan claim it never restricted recreation. See what the plan actually said about hiking, OHV, mountain bikes, camping, climbing and dogs across 1.36 million acres of public land.

Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act Heads to Senate Vote July 29 With 38 Other Public Land Bills, Including New Wilderness

Jul 28, 2026

The Outdoor Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill BRC helped write to keep existing roads open, goes before a Senate committee on Wednesday, July 29. The same agenda carries wilderness bills that would permanently ban motorized use across millions of acres. Contact your senators today to support the Outdoor ADA and oppose the new designations.

EXPLORE Act Pilot Projects Will Count OHV and Dispersed Recreation, Help Shape How It’s Counted by July 29

Jul 27, 2026

A new federal recreation monitoring program under the EXPLORE Act will decide how OHV riding, dispersed camping, and snowmobiling get counted on public lands. BRC supports better data but is telling the agencies that visitation counts must never become a standalone excuse for closures or permit systems. Submit your comment before the July 29 deadline.

RELEASE: BlueRibbon Coalition Launches “NEPA Jail” Litigation Tracker, Exposing the Lawsuits Blocking Wildfire Prevention on Public Lands

Jul 24, 2026

New public database documents 273 forest and fuels-reduction projects delayed, reduced, or killed by litigation, and over $34.4 million in taxpayer-funded attorney fees.

H.R. 9248 Recreation Permitting Improvement Act Could End Years of Permitting Delays for Trails, Campgrounds, and OHV Facilities

Jul 18, 2026

Recreation projects that improve access to public lands, from trail systems to OHV facilities, often sit stuck in federal permitting for years before construction can start. H.R. 9248, the Recreation Permitting Improvement Act, would fix that by giving recreation projects the same predictable timelines Congress already provides to other infrastructure, without cutting environmental review. BRC Executive Director Ben Burr testified in support of the bill on July 1. Contact your members of Congress today and tell them to support H.R. 9248.

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