All Entries in the "West – Access Issues" Category
Master-Pull debuts green winch rope to help save Johnson Valley OHV area
Master-Pull, the leader in synthetic ropes, once again commits to keeping public lands open to the public by donating a portion of the proceeds of its new, limited edition, green winch rope to the Johnson Valley defense fund which has been set up by the California Motorized Recreation Council. This campaign is in addition to [...]
Colorado Stay The Trail Custom License Plates
The license plates will provide funding and create awareness for Stay The Trail’s off-highway vehicle (OHV) educational and ethics programs. The programs highlight responsible OHV use on public lands in an effort to provide a sustainable recreational experience for OHV users and to keep trails and roads open to public access. Requirements: One-time fee of [...]
Yamaha GRANTs Save Streams and Promote Responsible Recreation
Latest Yamaha OHV Funding Includes $10,000 for New Bridge Construction in Oregon’s Tillamook State Forest Trail System Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.’s OHV Access Initiative continues to support riding areas across the country including a number of GRANTs (Guaranteeing Responsible Access to our Nation’s Trails) that are helping protect waterways and other natural resources. As part [...]
29 Palms Base Expansion Opposition Efforts Continue
The California Motorized Recreation Council (CMRC) a non-profit association comprised of the leadership of the largest Off Highway Vehicle recreation organizations in California met with members of the 29 Palms Marines base expansion committee to engage in a status update regarding the draft Environmental Impact Study (EIS). The CMRC invited a number of relevant organization [...]
Off-Roaders And Marines in Contention for Rugged Desert
By Tony Perry, Los Angeles Times Reporting from Twentynine Palms - Rough and rocky, Johnson Valley is considered the perfect place to test the mettle of men and their machines. An estimated 200,000 people a year flock to the desert valley for recreational pursuits: hiking, camping, rock-hounding, star-gazing and a new sport called “geocaching,” a treasure [...]
New Day Use Fee at St. Anthony Sand Dunes
Idaho Falls, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upper Snake Field Office will begin collecting fees for the day use area at Egin Lakes Access Recreation Site (Egin) at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes starting April 7, 2011, six months from publication in today’s Federal Register of a notice announcing the new fees. The [...]
Help USA-ALL Take Back Utah
People often ask, “What can I do to help USA-ALL keep public land open?” The answer is simple, “Donate cash.” It may seem cold. It may seem too simple. But it is the truth and the easiest thing you can do. USA-ALL has the experience and ability to stop a sinister environmental agenda. USA-ALL has [...]
Glen Canyon NRA Seeks Comments on ORV Management Plan and EIS
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Glen Canyon NRA Seeks Comments on ORV Management Plan and EIS Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The National Park Service has announced the beginning of the public alternatives scoping period for an Environmental Impact Statement to assess the management of off-road vehicle (ORV) use at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, [...]
Montana Trail Alert: Please send email comment in support of expanding OHV season on Gallatin NF
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Gallatin National Forest Announce Proposed Change to Travel Plan Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber in Montana, As you know, the travel plan on the Gallatin National Forest was a bitter disappointment for motorized and non-motorized users alike. Well-funded Wilderness activists groups leveraged their legal and political muscle to fit the travel [...]
Shoshone National Forest Begins Forest Plan Revision
BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Shoshone National Forest Begins Forest Plan Revision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Shoshone National Forest, located in northwestern Wyoming, is beginning the process to revise their Forest Plan. On September 24, 2010, a Notice of Intent (NOI) to revise the Shoshone National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) [...]
