Oct 6, 2023 | 10,000+ Project, Action Alert, Aircraft, ATV, BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Fight for Every Inch, Lost Trails Guidebook, Moab, Mountain Biking, National Park Service, Overlanding, Save Moab, SXS, Utah
The picture above is the Taylor Canyon Overlook located at the end of a route that the Bureau of Land Management lovingly refers to as Route 1026B. It is one of the 317 miles of trails that will be closed by the final travel plan that the BLM released for this area...
May 16, 2023 | BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, Fight for Every Inch, Mountain Biking, Overlanding, Rock Climbing, Snowmobile, SXS, Uncategorized, Withdraw the Rule
Proposed changes to FLPMA by the Bureau of Land Management pose a massive threat to our public lands and current uses of these lands. While recreation, mining and grazing are all recognized uses of BLM lands, the rule would designate conservation as a use on par with...
May 12, 2023 | Action Alert, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, ATV, BLM, California, Colorado, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, Fight for Every Inch, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Link, Moab, Montana, Mountain Biking, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon, Overlanding, Pennsylvania, Rock Climbing, Snowmobile, South Carolina, South Dakota, SXS, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Withdraw the Rule, Wyoming
The Bureau of Land Management recently proposed a new rule to FLPMA to prioritize conservation and landscape health on BLM managed lands. This rule proposes prioritizing conservation on BLM land through a new scheme of selling “conservation leases.” This...
Apr 14, 2023 | Action Alert, BLM, Fight for Every Inch, Link, Withdraw the Rule
Although the official deadline for public comments have passed, you can still submit a comment to continue to build strong opposition to this rule. Commenting before the deadline gives you legal standing but with a proposal of this magnitude the BLM should not stop...
Aug 25, 2022 | Fight for Every Inch, Press Release, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against President Biden’s unlawful designation of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments. BRC is joined...
Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
SALT LAKE CITY – On Thursday April 10, 2025, BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) filed a legal challenge to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Travel Management Plan that closed recreation access to 612 miles of roads and trails in the Henry Mountains and...
Apr 11, 2025 | Action Alert, BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Off-Roading, Overlanding, Snowmobile, SXS, Utah
In January 2025, during the final hours of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released the Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge Travel Management Plan (TMP). This plan designates 1,642 miles of routes for year-round use and closes...
Apr 8, 2025 | Action Alert, BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Fight for Every Inch, Mountain Biking, National Park Service, Off-Roading, Overlanding, Rock Climbing, Snowmobile, SXS, USFS, Utah, Western Phoenix Project
For over three decades, the America’s Red Rock Wilderness Act has been repeatedly introduced in Congress—and repeatedly failed to pass. This bill, which would lock up over 8 million acres of southern Utah’s public lands, has never gained enough support to pass. That’s...
Apr 4, 2025 | Action Alert, Alaska, ATV, BLM, Dispersed Camping, Off-Roading, Overlanding, Snowmobile, SXS
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is conducting a feasibility study to determine whether the proposed Alaska Long Trail should be designated as a National Scenic Trail under the National Trails System Act. If approved, this 500-mile trail would extend from Seward to...
Apr 2, 2025 | Action Alert, Idaho, Montana, Washington
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed a rule to update how grizzly bears are listed and protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the lower 48 states. This proposal aims to revise the current listing by identifying...
Mar 29, 2025 | Action Alert, ATV, Dirt Bike, Off-Roading, Overlanding, SXS, Washington
Washington’s state legislature is currently considering House Bill 1198, the proposed 2025–2027 operating budget. While budget bills are typically complex and wide-ranging, Section 951 of this bill includes a troubling provision that the off-road...
Mar 28, 2025 | Action Alert, BLM, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, Fight for Every Inch, Natural Asset Companies, Off-Roading, SXS, Utah
In early 2024, BlueRibbon Coalition spent months sounding the alarm for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposal to create Natural Asset Companies, and the SEC withdrew the proposal. This was a huge victory as many of BlueRibbon’s members engaged...
Mar 22, 2025 | Action Alert, ATV, Dirt Bike, E-bike, Off-Roading, Operation Accessible, SXS, West Virginia
Support the Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act (SB 754) Senate Bill 754, introduced in the 2025 West Virginia Legislature, by Senator Mark Maynard, would create the Outdoor West Virginians with Disabilities Act—a crucial step toward making the state’s...
Mar 22, 2025 | Action Alert, New Mexico, Off-Roading
The 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session is winding down, but two major wins for the OHV community are making their way through the final stretch. House Bill 371 (HB371) and House Bill 372 (HB372) both passed the House unanimously...
Mar 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
In this episode of the Defend Your Ground podcast, Ben Burr and Simone Griffin discuss recent legislative updates regarding public lands, focusing on the Glen Canyon OHV rule and the implications of the Congressional Review Act. Transcript of Show Ben (00:01)Hey...
