All Entries in the "Political Arena" Category
Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Plans Public Meeting
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE!
Alabama Hills Stewardship Group Plans Public Meeting
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The community of Lone Pine and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bishop Field Office, will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 18, 2010, regarding the future management of the Alabama Hills.
The meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. at [...]
Scoping Notice for Winter Travel Plan Revisions Fairfield Ranger District – Sawtooth NF
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE!
Scoping Notice for Winter Travel Plan Revisions Fairfield Ranger District – Sawtooth NF
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The Fairfield Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest, located in central Idaho, is considering changes to their Winter Travel Plan in response to concerns that have been expressed concerning access to the winter [...]
IMPORTANT COLORADO LAND USE UPDATE
BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE!
IMPORTANT COLORADO LAND USE UPDATE
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscribers in Colorado,
This Thursday, March 11, 2010, H.R. 4289, known as The Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009, will be heard in the House National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Subcommittee.
Rep. Diana DeGette has been pushing this bill for over a decade, but [...]
CLEAR CREEK – ACTION NEEDED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5
BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT!
CLEAR CREEK – ACTION NEEDED ON OR BEFORE MARCH 5
Dear BRC members and OHV Supporters of Clear Creek,
As many of you know, one of the top ten OHV areas in the country has been closed to the public since May 2008. Many local, state, and national motorcycle clubs, 4WD organizations, gem and [...]
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 [...]
AMA criticizes lack of trail maintenance funding in latest federal budget
PICKERINGTON, Ohio – Many off-highway motorized trails in America’s national forests could deteriorate dramatically or even disappear under the new federal budget for 2011 proposed by President Barack Obama to Congress on February 1, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
Under the proposal, which must by accepted by Congress before it becomes law, [...]
LEGAL ACTION IS UNDERWAY TO CLOSE ALL OHV ROUTES IN THE ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST.
LEGAL ACTION IS UNDERWAY TO CLOSE ALL OHV ROUTES IN THE ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST.
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
The center for Sierra Nevada conservation, and center for biological diversity, plaintiffs, are asking the court to order the Eldorado National Forest Service (FS) closed to all OHV use until each route has gone through site specific analysis with [...]
OBAMA SECRET PLAN FOR MONUMENTS COMPELS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
POCATELLO, ID (February 19) - – The BlueRibbon Coalition, a national recreation access group, today asked Congress to pass legislation that mandates public involvement in any future Presidential National Monument designation. The Coalition says legislation is necessary in light of recently leaked secret plans for 13 million acres of new National [...]
US FOREST SERVICE DEVELOPING NEW PLANNING REGULATIONS
US FOREST SERVICE DEVELOPING NEW PLANNING REGULATIONS
WILL GLOBAL WARMING TRUMP MULTIPLE USE?
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is beginning the process of revising their regulations that govern how the agency prepares Forest Plans. Known as the “Planning Rule,” these regulations will be the driving force behind how the agency develops, amends and [...]
ORBA and AMA D37 Announce Support for S.2921
BAKERSFIELD, CA (FEBRUARY 12, 2009) –On December 21, 2009 U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced S.2921 the California Desert Protection Act of 2010. After careful analysis of all aspects of this bill both ORBA and AMA D37 are going on record as supporting the bill in its current form. This legislation creates [...]
