Archive for 'Access Info'
Forest Service Proposes to Close 83% of Roads in Manzano & Gallinas Mountains
The Mountainair Ranger District revealed its Travel Management proposal today, which would ban the use of all motor vehicles on over 80% of the roads in the Manzano and Gallinas Mountains. This will affect all vehicles includes motorcycles, ATVs, and 4WDs. It also affects all members of the public, including hunters. [...]
Full StoryHelp Stop the Colorado Wilderness Act of 2009
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 this is the first time it has been heard in a House Committee. [...]
Tell the BLM in Southern Nevada they need a Comprehensive plan for OHVs in thier Planning Effort
BAKERSFIELD, CA (FEBRUARY 25, 2010) –The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is revising their 1998 Las Vegas Resource Management Plan. A Notice of Intent was filed and they are currently taking public comment until February 28, 2010. The area managed by the BLM Las Vegas office has some of the most diverse and highly [...]
Full StoryBlueRibbon Coalition Announces Release of BRC’s Recreation News
BRC is has added another tool to help our members and supporters learn about the issues that affect you.
In an age of information overload, it’s difficult to filter out the chaff and focus on just one issue. And when that issue is recreational access — it’s even harder to tolerate the misinformation and bias! [...]
KING OFF-ROAD RACING SHOCKS HOLDS SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING RAFFLE FOR ORBA
BAKERSFIELD, CA (FEBRUARY 16, 2009) –On Wednesday night February 10, 2010 King Off-Road Racing Shocks held a” Kingdom Party” in the Pirate 4×4 tent at the 2010 King of The Hammer Race. In honor on the worlds toughest one-day off-road race King transformed the Pirate 4×4 lounge into the ‘Kingdom Party” tent. [...]
Full StoryNOHVCC creates videos to help riders protect trails
The National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) has created a Public Land Advocacy Video Workshop series with help from Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. via their OHV Access Initiative, the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the Specialty Vehicle Institute of American (SVIA), and the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA). The workshops are designed to give riders the [...]
Full StoryAMA 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, funding for the [...]
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 Monuments in 11 western [...]
Full StoryCOALITION OPPOSES PLAN TO LOCK UP PUBLIC LANDS IN SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
RAPID CITY, SD (February 3)-A controversial proposal from the South Dakota Wild Grasslands Coalition to lock up a large area of the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands (BGNG) has been met with stiff opposition from a broad group of stakeholders. Recreational users joined cattlemen, landowners, state legislators, and local county commissions in [...]
Full StoryBoard of Supervisors vote to formalize the alignment of the world-famous Rubicon Trail
Placerville, CA January 26, 2010: El Dorado County Board of Supervisors voted to formalize the alignment of the world-famous Rubicon Trail. This decision includes a handful of important bypasses around some of the more difficult sections of trail, providing trail users the option of taking a less difficult route around the toughest segments of trail. [...]
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