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Twelve Days of Legal Updates| Day 9: Black Canyon Corridor, Arizona

Dec 16, 2022

Categories: Legal Update | Uncategorized
Why you should submit here, even if you already have elsewhere!

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.

Why you should submit here, even if you already have elsewhere!

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.

Today (December 15) BlueRibbon Coalition filed an appeal to the Black Canyon Corridor Plan in Arizona.

While BRC and allied groups were able to improve this plan to include several important rock crawling routes, the final plan still closed ~58% of the routes in the area. Just like we’re doing in Utah, we will fight for every mile of these routes. This is the latest appeal we have filed after seeing a flurry of final decisions for travel plans in Arizona, and so far all of them are closing upwards of 50% of motorized routes. This means that each of these plans will result in a significant loss of off-roading recreation opportunities, dispersed camping opportunities, and loss of access to public land in general. We also recently appealed the Bouse and Cactus Plain plan and requested a petition to stay the decision. Our petition to stay was denied, and we are reviewing our next steps.

In order to go the distance on these fights, we need to significantly increase our support base in Arizona. If you want to support our fight to keep Arizona open, we invite you to check out the Arizona Adventure Alliance. The Arizona Adventure Alliance is a joint membership program where you can join BlueRibbon Coalition, Arizona State Association of 4WD Clubs, Arizona Backcountry Explorers, and American Mining Rights Association for $100. Each organization offers its own benefits, and this is a great way to support our fights in Arizona, and each organization has been an important partner in these appeals.

Join The Arizona Adventure Alliance

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