Tag: Bureau of Land Management

Help Support Requests To Extend Comment Deadline For Us Forest Service Planning Rule

| April 27, 2011
Help Support Requests To Extend Comment Deadline For Us Forest Service Planning Rule

  BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONAL ACTION ALERT IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED HELP SUPPORT REQUESTS TO EXTEND COMMENT DEADLINE FOR US FOREST SERVICE PLANNING RULE Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, BRC, along with multiple-use stakeholders, local governments and numerous recreational advocacy organizations, has asked the Department of Agriculture to provide an additional 90 days to review and comment […]

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BRC National Legislative Update

| April 19, 2011
BRC National Legislative Update

  BRC NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Western lawmakers move key issues via budget battle Greetings BRC Action Alert Subscribers, We wanted to update everyone about some significant news regarding public lands issues and the federal budget Continuing Resolution approved last week by the U.S. House and Senate and signed by President Obama on April 15, 2011. […]

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VERMONT – VT State Lands Connector Trails in Jeopardy – Public Comments Needed

| April 15, 2011
VERMONT – VT State Lands Connector Trails in Jeopardy – Public Comments Needed

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! VERMONT – VT State Lands Connector Trails in Jeopardy – Public Comments Needed!   Dear BRC members, supporters and action alert subscribers,     Frank Stanley, Government Affairs person over at the Vermont ATV Sportsman’s Association (VASA), just forwarded us their Action Alert on an important issue that needs IMMEDIATE […]

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COLORADO – FS Releases New Proposed Colorado Roadless Rule And DEIS

| April 15, 2011
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 […]

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BRC National Action Alert – Support For Important Legislation Needed!?

| April 13, 2011
BRC National Action Alert – Support For Important Legislation Needed!?

BRC NATIONAL ACTION ALERT IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUESTED SUPPORT FOR IMPORTANT LEGISLATION NEEDED! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act have been introduced in the House and the Senate. This legislation would bring needed reforms and end the abuse of the Antiquities Act. It will ensure public involvement and Congressional […]

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ARIZONA – BLM Developing Travel Management Plan EA For Arizona Strip FO

| April 13, 2011
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 […]

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Congress Acts to De-Fund “Wild Lands Initiative

| April 13, 2011
Congress Acts to De-Fund “Wild Lands Initiative

Important Update – Big Win on Key Access Issue Congress has avoided a government shutdown and an access crisis by crafting a Continuing Resolution (CR) that has been agreed to by House and Senate leaders.  The CR legislation for Fiscal Year 2011 includes a provision that limits the use of funds for the Department of […]

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The Recreational Trails Program Needs Your Help!

| April 13, 2011
The Recreational Trails Program Needs Your Help!

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM NEEDS YOUR HELP! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, U.S. Representatives Tom Petri (R-WI) and Mike Michaud (D-ME) released a Dear Colleague letter asking members of the House of Representatives to sign a letter to the leadership of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) in support of […]

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Update on Congressional Hearing on Salazar “Wild Lands” Scheme

| March 8, 2011
Update on Congressional Hearing on Salazar “Wild Lands” Scheme

BRC National Land Use Update Update on Congressional Hearing on Salazar “Wild Lands” Scheme Dear BRC Members and Supporters, As you know, the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on Interior Secretary Salazar’s Wild Lands policy yesterday. We have a round up of news clips on the hearing, including an in-person […]

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Utah’s Kane County Wins Important Victory In Appeals Court

| January 12, 2011
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 […]

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