All Entries in the "Southwest – Access Issues" Category
ARIZONA – FS Proposing Changes to Santa Catalina Ranger District Motorized Travel System
The Coronado National Forest, located in southeastern Arizona, is proposing changes to the motorized transportation system on the Santa Catalina Ranger District. The system that is currently in place was originally established according to direction in the Coronado National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan; 1986, as amended). The first step in the [...]
AZ State Parks – OHV May 2012 Newsletter
A Note From The Chairman – I would like to start off this month’s article by reflecting on last month’s newsletter, specifically Robert Baldwin’s article. As you are probably aware Bob is the State Parks Statewide OHV Program Manager. I totally agree with Bob on the issue of OHV recreationalists destroying property that doesn’t belong [...]
ARIZONA- Coconino National Forest Land Use Update – Verde Valley Trail Planning Workshops Announced
The Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest is developing a proposal for the Verde Valley Trails Project. This project would include both motorized and non-motorized trails around the communities of Cornville and Rimrock, Arizona. A map of the project area is available on the Coconino Forest website at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/coconino/landmanagement/projects. The public is [...]
King Shocks – Don’t Be A Loser!
Don’t be a loser! Unless you get involved now to save Johnson Valley, we all lose. On April 27th, 2012, the United States Marine Corps will submit their Final Environmental Impact Study which will start a chain of events to forever close 160,000 acres of the Johnson Valley OHV area. Currently, only 2% of Southern [...]
NEVADA – FS Requests Public Input Regarding Review of Ely Travel Management Plan
NEVADA – FS Requests Public Input Regarding Review of Ely Travel Management Plan The Ely Ranger District, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, is requesting public input regarding the Ely Ranger District Motor Vehicle Use Maps (Travel Plan) to determine what changes may be needed to designated roads and trails open to motorized use on the Ely [...]
Town of Red RiverJoins the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance in Opposition to Travel Management Closures by Carson National Forest
The Town of Red River and The New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance have co-signed and submitted Travel Management comments to the Carson National Forest. These comments are the formal response to the Carson’s proposed action which would eliminate motorized use on some of the roads and trails currently used in the Questa Ranger District. [...]
COLORADO – FS Releases New Proposed Colorado Roadless Rule And DEIS
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! COLORADO - FS Releases New Proposed Colorado Roadless Rule And DEIS Dear BRC Alert Subscriber, The long awaited Colorado Roadless Rule and Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) is out for a 90-day public comment period. For those of you who have been on our list for a while, you [...]
ARIZONA – BLM Developing Travel Management Plan EA For Arizona Strip FO
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! ARIZONA – BLM Developing Travel Management Plan EA For Arizona Strip FO Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arizona Strip Field Office (ASFO) is developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Travel Management Plan (TMP) to analyze motorized/mechanized vehicle use and non-motorized use on designated [...]
Utah’s Kane County Wins Important Victory In Appeals Court
BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONAL LAND USE UPDATE! Utah’s Kane County Wins Important Victory In Appeals Court Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Kane County, Utah, has just won another important victory in the ongoing dispute over control of roads across public lands. An en banc panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled in [...]
BLM Director to Attend Meeting in Salt Lake City
BLUERIBBON COALITION WILDERNESS ALERT! BLM Director to Attend Meeting in Salt Lake City! Dear BRC Members and Supporters, Bob Abbey, National Director for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be in Salt Lake City to attend a public meeting held by the Governor’s Balanced Resource Council. The meeting will take place this Friday, January [...]
