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Dolores River Travel Management Plan: More Moab Closures

May 25, 2024

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We keep them honest. If everyone only comments through the government/agency site, we have to take their word on how many comments were received. By submitting through BRC, we create an independent record of our community’s response that can’t be buried or under-reported.

We protect your voice. If this fight ends up in court, having our own record of submitted comments means we don’t have to wait a year or more for a government agency to turn over documents. We can move quickly with proof that thousands of you spoke up.

We keep you in the loop. When you comment through our site, we can send you updates on what comes next. If you only use the government/agency site, you’re depending on them to tell you what happens next — and they won’t.

Double coverage matters. Even if you’ve already commented through the government/agency site, submitting through ours makes your voice count twice — once in their system, and once in ours. That way they know the OHV community is watching and tracking every move.

For years, BRC has been trusted to run action alerts like this. Thousands of members and supporters have used this system effectively to defend access to public lands. This isn’t about collecting your info — it’s about building the strongest, most transparent record possible to hold agencies accountable.

Another travel plan affecting trails near Moab is being considered by the Bureau of Land Management. The area is East of Moab where the Dolores River crosses over the Colorado/Utah border, and includes popular trails such as Rose Garden Hill, Buckhorn Draw, Hideout Canyon Road, and Dolores Triangle. This plan is in a preliminary stage, and we don’t have many details yet. The map below shows the routes that are currently inventoried and the routes the BLM will be considering to keep open or to close. If you have experience on these routes or plan to, we need your help to ground-truth this map and including this information in your comments below. There is also a push to designate the other side of the border, in Colorado a national monument. Local groups are working hard to keep a designation away which will greatly affect access. If the Dolores River Canyon National Monument is designated it always brings with it a push to create buffer zones surrounding the monument.

There will be a public meeting in Moab, June 5 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the Grand Center, 182, N. 500 W

Public comments will be accepted through June 21, 2024.

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