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
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...
Support Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act Which Releases Decades-Old Wilderness Study Areas
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
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.
BRC Supports BLM’s Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project in King Mountain Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management’s Colorado River Valley Field Office (CRVFO) conducted scoping for an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the King Mountain Forest Health and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project (DOI-BLM-CO-G020-2026-0004-EA). The goal is to address...
12 Days of Legal Updates: Our Fight to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule
Earlier this year, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to either rescind or revise the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Throughout its 25 years of existence, BlueRibbon Coalition has fought...
BlueRibbon Coalition Secures Major Win for Evans Creek OHV Access in Carbon River Landscape
BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is pleased to announce a significant victory for off-highway vehicle (OHV) access in the Mt. Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington. After months of engagement—including comments during public comment periods, the submission of a...
Support the Bipartisan “Fix Our Forests Act” to Restore Effective Forest Management
Fix Our Forests Act (FOFA) restores forest health, increases resiliency to catastrophic wildfires, and protects communities by expediting environmental analyses, reducing frivolous lawsuits, and increasing the pace and scale of forest restoration projects. It’s a bipartisan effort, so urge your representatives to support this bill via our action alert form below.
USDA Accepting Comments on Roadless Rule Rescission – Support this Win for Public Land Access
Since 2001, BlueRibbon Coalition, along with various states, have been fighting the implementation of the Roadless Rule, which essentially designated 59 million acres of national forests as de facto wilderness through a regulation instead of an act of Congress. The USDA has proposed to rescind the rule and are now accepting comments. BRC strongly supports its rescission. Add your support below by September 19th!
Support an Open-Access, Active Management Alternative in Oregon’s Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision
For the first time in 35 years, USFS is updating the management plans for the Blue Mountains region in Oregon and Washington. Initial plans propose to stop issuing recreation residence tract permits, consider over 700,000 acres for Roadless Areas, and only maintain a fraction of the already-established roads. Your voice is needed to ensure that we protect recreation access to this popular forest.









