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A Big Win for Dirt Bike Trails in South Carolina, But They Still Need Help: How You Can Support

Jan 31, 2026

The Wambaw Trail Riders are a volunteer organization in South Carolina that helps maintain some of the last remaining legal dirt bike trails on federal land. When Hurricane Helene struck in 2024, the trails were heavily damaged—and their volunteer agreements with the U.S. Forest Service were disrupted. With support from the BlueRibbon Coalition, they’ve received promising news, but they still need help! Learn how you can support their efforts below.

Support U.S. Forest Service Proposal to Streamline Post-Fire Recovery Efforts

Jan 15, 2026

The U.S. Forest Service is taking public comment on a proposal to create a nationwide Environmental Assessment regarding post-wildfire recovery work. Right now, NEPA delays can stretch for years, leaving dangerous trees, erosion, damaged roads/trails, and burned timber to worsen while communities lose access and local economies take the hit. Canada often moves far more quickly after fires, and changes would help bring the U.S. closer to that more effective model. Comments are open through January 26. Add your voice below.

Michigan Upper Peninsula Routes at Risk with Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project

Jan 7, 2026

The U.S. Forest Service is proposing the Silver Branch Vegetation Management Project in the Ottawa National Forest in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The public can submit comments on the draft environmental assessment though January 21, 2026. This is a vegetation...

12 Days of Legal Updates: Rebalancing Public Land Restrictions for Access

Jan 1, 2026

Earlier this year, we shared an infographic which illustrated how unbalanced public land restrictions have become. There are 640 million acres of public lands, and when you add up the acreage amounts of all the restrictive land designations, our multiple use lands...

Support Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act Which Releases Decades-Old Wilderness Study Areas

Dec 31, 2025

Montana legislators are proposing to release 3 of the 44 Wilderness Study Areas which have been in place since 1977. As one of the States with the most restricted land in the country, releasing the highly-restrictive, never-ending WSA is long overdue. Tell your representatives you support the Montana congresspersons giving public land back to the people.

America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act: The elitist plan to lock up Southern Utah’s public lands

Dec 31, 2025

A long-running bill dubbed the ‘America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act’ would radically reshape how millions of acres of Utah’s public lands are managed. Disguised as conservation, it would ban most recreation, silence local communities, and hand control to distant special interests—learn what’s really at stake and take action before it’s too late via the form below.

12 Days of Legal Updates: USFS Objection Resolution Wins

Dec 27, 2025

Some of BlueRibbon Coalition’s biggest wins don’t happen in court—they happen at the table. Through the U.S. Forest Service objection process, BRC protects motorized access, dispersed camping, and recreation opportunities by pushing for better decisions before litigation is needed. The recent successes below show how early engagement delivers real results on the ground.

12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Reverse Decades of Agency Regulatory Abuse

Dec 17, 2025

Over the past year, while we challenged restrictive travel plans and national monuments in court, another equally important battle was unfolding behind the scenes, one fought not on trails or in courtrooms, but in the complex world of federal rulemaking. For the...

12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Stop Antiquities Act Abuse

Dec 12, 2025

For far too long presidents have been abusing the Antiquities Act to bypass congress and lock up millions of acres of public land. Below we review BlueRibbon Coalition’s efforts to stop the abuse & how national monument designations adversely affect recreation.

12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Expand Access With E-Bikes

Dec 11, 2025

This past year has been nothing short of transformational for the movement to expand responsible access across America’s public lands. Nowhere is that momentum clearer than our community’s fight to open trails for Class 1 e-bikes. BlueRibbon Coalition and its...

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