All Entries in the "Southwest - Access Issues" Category

Farmington BLM Releases Proposed Management Plan for Glade Run Recreation Area?

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT!
FARMINGTON BLM RELEASES PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR GLADE RUN RECREATION AREA
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Mark Werkmeister, President of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA), just sent us a their latest Access Alert on the Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, Proposed Action for the Management of [...]

FS proposes near elimination of public access and camping in Mountainair Ranger District – IMMEDIATE ACTION

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
FS PLANS TO CLOSE OVER 80% OF THE ROUTES AND ELIMINATE 90% OF DISPERSED CAMPING IN MOUNTAINAIR RANGER DISTRICT
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Mark Werkmeister, President of the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA), just sent us a their latest Access Alert on the Cibola National Forest’s Mountainair Ranger District.
It’s [...]

Prescott National Forest to Hold Recreation Strategy Community Workshops

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT!
Prescott National Forest to Hold Recreation Strategy Community Workshops
Dear BRC members, supporters and action alert subscribers,
Sanford Cohen, from the Prescott Open Trails Association (POTA), just sent us a heads up about some “Recreation Strategy Community Workshops” Co-Sponsored by the Prescott National Forest and the Community Forest Stewardship Forum in [...]

Coronado National Forest Plan Revision Meetings Announced

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
Coronado National Forest Plan Revision Meetings Announced
Attention Arizona Recreationists!
The Coronado National Forest, located in southeast Arizona, is revising their Land and Resource Management Plan. The Forest Service (FS) is asking the public to review the initial “working draft” of this Revised Forest Plan at a series of open houses to be held [...]

Colorado OHV recreation threatened

Colorado OHV recreation threatened

Wilderness bill puts Colorado OHV recreation in the crosshairs!
Take Action! 

Contact your Representative to Oppose H.R. 4289!

H.R. 4289, the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009, introduced by Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), will designate 34 areas totaling 850,000 acres as Wilderness, including 72,397 in Handies Peak, 20,025 in Browns Canyon and 38,594 at Redcloud Peak. This [...]

CAPITOL LAND USE RALLY – FEBRUARY 23 2010

 
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT!
CAPITOL LAND USE RALLY – FEBRUARY 23 2010
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
BRC just received an email from Mike Swenson, Executive Director of the Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL), regarding the rally at the Utah State Capitol being held next week.
I have pasted his emails below; please take a couple of minutes to [...]

Prescott National Forest Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan Revision

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
Prescott National Forest Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan Revision
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Prescott National Forest, Located in central Arizona, is revising their Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan).The Forest Service (FS) is asking the public to help identify issues to be addressed as they begin this plan [...]

Arizona Congressman Circulating Sign-On Letter to Expand the USFS Unlawful “de-facto Wilderness” Policy

IMMEDIATE ACTION NECESSARY
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
Congressman Grijalva (D – AZ), Chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, is generating increased Congressional attention to a controversial management plan currently being implemented in Region 1 of the U.S. Forest Service (Region 1 = Montana and N. Idaho).
Recreationists across Montana [...]

Forest Service Denies Appeal on Upper Tellico OHV Area

POCATELLO, ID (January 22) – On January 15, 2010, Southern Region Deputy Regional Forester Jerome Thomas adopted the recommendation of the internal Appeal Reviewing Officer and denied the Upper Tellico OHV Area appeals submitted by the Southern Four Wheel Drive Association (SFWDA), United Four Wheel Drive Associations (UFWDA), and the BlueRibbon [...]

BLM Seeks Public Comments on Clear Creek Draft Plan

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE!
BLM Seeks Public Comments on Clear Creek Draft Plan    
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
As you already know, the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) is actively involved in ongoing efforts to reopen the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) for motorized recreation.  BRC is working with its OHV partners in a cooperative effort to achieve [...]