Archive for 'Access Info'
California County Petitions Congress to Designate Clear Creek as a National Recreation Area
HOLLISTER, CA (October 4) – The San Benito County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 today in favor of a Resolution to restore public access and OHV recreation at the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) located in the Central Coast Mountain Range. The county’s petition asks Congress to designate the currently closed 70,000-acre CCMA as a [...]
Full StoryBLM Releases Chief Mountain OHV Trail Management Plan EA for Review
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office has released the Chief Mountain Off-Highway Vehicle Trail Management Plan Environmental Assessment (EA) for public review. The preliminary Environmental Assessment was posted on the BLM Ely District website for a 30-day public review period which ends October 16, 2011.
The EA has been prepared to analyze the [...]
BLM Releases EA That Could Affect Future of Bonneville Salt Flats
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The Salt Lake Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Intrepid Potash Mine and Reclamation Plan Modification Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period runs from September 9, 2011, to November 7, 2011.
The proposed project area is located in Tooele County, Utah, near Wendover, [...]
Profile of BLM California State Director Jim Kenna
Jim Kenna, the newly appointed State Director for California, has joined the California State Office leaving his position as State Director in Arizona. As BLM California’s new State Director, Kenna will be involved in the many issues the BLM faces in managing the 15.2 million acres it is responsible for in California and northwest Nevada.
Kenna [...]
ARIZONA – Lower Sonoran Field Office Releases Land Use Plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lower Sonoran Field Office and Sonoran Desert National Monument has announced the release of a Draft Resource Management Plan (DRMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). This land use document provides direction for approximately 1.4 million acres of public land in south-central Arizona managed by the Lower Sonoran Field Office [...]
Full StoryAgencies Unite for Statewide ‘RIDE ON’ Campaign
OGDEN, Utah (September 28, 2011) — RIDE ON Designated Routes is a new statewide campaign that has united land management agencies to educate outdoor recreationists who use motorized vehicles on Utah’s public lands.
The campaign, created by Tread Lightly, unites the US Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Utah Division of State Parks, Utah Division of [...]
Polaris Donates RZR XP 900 to American Sand Association
Polaris recently donated a stock White Lightning RANGER RZR XP 900 to the American Sand Association (ASA) to help raise funds to keep the public desert riding areas open. The unit was accessorized with other donations and will be given away at the 2012 Sand Sports Super Show.
The 2011 Polaris RZR XP 900 LE will [...]
Monster Energy X-5 Sand Car from Buckshot Racing to be Given Away at the Sand Sports Super Show
The American Sand Association is giving away this custom built Monster Energy X-5 Sand Car from Buckshot Racing on September 18, 2011 at the Sand Sports Super Show. The show is held at the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA.
One of the most successful programs implemented by the ASA to help raise [...]
Subcommittee to Hold California Field Hearing on Restoring Access to Our Public Lands
The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an Oversight Field Hearing in Sacramento, California, on “Restoring Public Access to the Public’s Lands: Issues Impacting Multiple-use on Our National Forests,” on Monday, September 19, 2011.
BlueRibbon Coalition Executive Director, Greg Mumm said “We are extremely pleased to see Congress focus [...]
Ride Reno 200 and help BRC protect access to your trails
JOIN US AT THE RIDE RENO 200 AND HELP BRC PROTECT ACCESS TO YOUR TRAILS!
The Twentieth Annual “Ride Reno 200″ Dual-Sport Ride, presented by the Dust Devils Motorcycle Club, is set to shake up Sparks, Nevada on September 17th and 18th, 2011. You do NOT want to miss this one.
The Dust Devils Motorcycle Club is [...]
Rikki Rockett Drumset Auction set to raise funds for the BlueRibbon Coalition, Fast Aid and Wounded Warriors
POCATELLO, ID (August 17) – Poison Spyder Customs recently teamed up with Rikki Rockett, drummer from the mega-band Poison, to create the Rockett Rubicon Jeep. That collaboration flowed both ways, with both teams also collaborating on a custom 4-piece Poison Spyder themed drum set, which will be given away in a raffle, the proceeds to [...]
Full StoryBLM Travel Planning Begins in Shoshone, Idaho
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Shoshone Field Office is beginning the development of a travel management plan (TMP) for all BLM-managed public land north of Highway 20 within the Shoshone Field Office. The western edge of the planning area is bounded by Chimney Creek and the east by the Craters of the Moon National [...]
Full StoryBLM Schedules Public Meeting Seeking Input on Amargosa River Management Plans
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Barstow Field Office is initiating a joint management plan for the Amargosa Wild & Scenic River (WSR) and Amargosa River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The WSR and ACEC are located in northeastern San Bernardino and southeastern Inyo Counties, Calif., near the communities of Tecopa and Death Valley [...]
Full StoryTAKE BACK UTAH LAND ACCESS RALLY AND PARADE – AUGUST 20, 2011
Take Back Utah invites you to attend the 2011 Take Back Utah! Parade & Rally. The purpose of the event is to continue to draw attention to the importance of local control of public land in Utah as well as responsible access to and multiple use of that land. It also serves to unite broad [...]
Full StoryInaugural Trail Access Partnership Tour from Del Albright
Landuse Fun Tour Open to Public
TRAIL ACCESS PARTNERSHIP TOUR (TAPT)
Join Del & Stacie Albright on a wheeling adventure in November. You can follow literally or virtually!
Jump in and join us for a BlueRibbon Coalition fun convoy tour starting at SEMA in Las Vegas, going to Hump n Bump in Logandale, NV, then on to Parker, [...]
Action Alert: BRC Calls for Legislation to Amend Recreation Permitting Process
Last Thursday, BRC blasted a media release regarding our efforts to pass legislation amending the Special Recreation Permit (SRP) process. BRC Calls for Legislation to Amend Recreation Permitting Process
Since October 2002, BRC has been trying to convince land managers to streamline the recreation permit process. Although the regulations allow wide discretion, allowing numerous ways to [...]
BlueRibbon Coalition Calls for Legislation to Amend Recreation Permitting Process
The survival of local clubs, the backbone of a land manager’s OHV resources are at risk.
POCATELLO, ID (July 21)–The BlueRibbon Coalition, a national trail based recreation advocacy group, issues a call for legislation to amend the recreation permitting process on Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service managed lands. The Coalition cites numerous examples [...]
Comments Needed on Oregon Dunes NRA Notice of Intent
The Siuslaw National Forest has published a Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to Establish and Designate Routes and Areas for Off-Highway Vehicle at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area (ODNRA). The specifics of the Forest Service proposal, including maps, can be found on the web at http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=34220.
BRC has reviewed the [...]
BLM Begins Scoping Process for Glade Run Recreation Area
July 18, 2011 – BLM has published a Notice of Intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and associated Environmental Assessment for the Glade Run Recreation Area located on 21,544 acres in San Juan County, New Mexico. This notice serves as the beginning of the scoping process. The purpose of the scoping process [...]
Full StoryCalifornia OHV Leadership Meets In State Capital
Sacramento, California 7/19/2011 – Off-highway vehicle leadership from the AMA District 36, District 37, American Sand Association, the California Association of 4-Wheel Drive Clubs, California-Nevada Snowmobile Association, and the Off-Road Business Association met with Aaron Read and Associates this week to discuss continued reallocation of California’s OHMVR trust fund monies in the form of loans [...]
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