The Lolo National Forest just finished pre-scoping for the forest's updated management plan. Although NEPA has not officially started for this project yet, comments for proposed eligibility within the forest for designated Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers are...
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Forest Service Proposed Rule to Prioritize Conservation Instead of Management
Just days after the BLM announced their proposed supplementary rule which would prioritize conservation, the US Forest Service released a proposed rule that also has the same deadline, June 20, 2023 for public comment. Please join with BRC and others and submit a...
Oversight for the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests
Throughout the past few years BlueRibbon Coalition along with other organizations such as Cal4Wheel have participated throughout the NEPA process for the updated forest management plans. Objections were submitted on the updated management plans due to the loss of...
Upper Snake BLM Area in Idaho Slated for Numerous Road Closures
UPDATE: The comment period has been extended through July 10, 2023. Please use the tool at the bottom of the page to submit your comment to the BLM today. The largest field office in Idaho, the Upper Snake Field Office on the east side of Idaho, managed by the BLM is...
Vehicle Based Dispersed Camping at Risk in Colorado!
We have been watching proposed changes for dispersed camping in Chaffee and Lake Counties in Colorado for the past year. This is an ongoing effort by the U.S. Forest Service as well as the BLM to implement restrictive camping and travel management within these...
Council for Environmental Quality Seeking Public Comment on Changes to NEPA for Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is the law in which land agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and others are required to analyze possible effects and a range of alternatives for any proposed project on...
Badlands, Pinnacles Camping Restrictions in South Dakota
The U.S. Forest Service has released their Environmental Assessment for the Pinnacles Dispersed Recreation Management Plan. This is the second phase to the proposed project. BlueRibbon has engaged throughout the project proposals. The plan proposes to restrict...
Twelve Days of Legal Updates| Day 6: Potential Recreational Changes for Flaming Gorge
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area spans the border of Wyoming and Utah. As one of the reservoirs in the Upper Colorado River Basin, the water it holds plays an integral role in not just recreation but water levels in other reservoirs as well. Flaming Gorge...
Twelve Days of Legal Updates| Day 11: Tonto National Forest Plan Objection
Twelve Days of Legal Updates: Our Twelve Biggest Fights and Twelve Big Reasons to Support BlueRibbon Coalition this Giving Season In September 2022, the Tonto National Forest in Arizona released their final updated plan for the National Forest. The Arizona State...
Potential Massive Closures within Bears Ears National Monument
About the Bears Ears Resource Management Plan: When President Biden expanded the Bears Ears National Monument boundaries the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management that co-manage the monument started the public process to update the Resource Management Plan...








