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Overview: Utah’s San Rafael Swell (just east of Green River, UT and south of Price) is home to some of the most spectacular deserts trails of the Intermountain West. The Copper Globe reason provides access to historic mines, scenic overlooks, and a remote backcountry airstrip. Along the...

Overview: Utah’s San Rafael Swell (just east of Green River, UT and south of Price) is home to some of the most spectacular desert trails of the Intermountain West. This area is home to breathtaking sandstone cliffs, rugged dirt roads, slot canyons, washes, and canyons. Along the outskirts of...

In 1996 President Clinton designated 1.9 million acres in Southern Utah as the Grand Staircase-Escalanate National Monument (GSENM). In 2017, President Trump reduced the size of the monument and then in 2021 President Biden re-expanded the monument. With each new designation the Bureau of Land...

SALT LAKE CITY – Today, the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC), filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against President Biden’s unlawful designation of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalanted National Monuments. BRC is joined by a rancher, a miner, and a member of...

Overview: The San Rafael Swell (located just South of Price, UT) is home to some of the most spectacular deserts trails of the Intermountain West. This area is home to breathtaking sandstone cliffs and sweeping sands. Along the outskirts of the San Rafael Swell TMA, there are several...

Our members previously engaged in this project through the Scoping period. The BLM has now released the second part to the planing process which is the Environmental Assessment (EA) and the public can submit comments on it up until August 30, 2022. You can read our previous post regarding the...

With electric bikes continuing to grow in popularity, the Forest Service in Arkansas is looking to adapt definitions and rules regarding e-bikes on Forest Service lands. Between 2019 and 2020 e-bike sales increased 190%. There is a huge new user group on public lands and these users should be...

Pocatello, ID – In response to the Bureau of Reclamation’s (BOR) August 16, 2022 announcement of limited cuts in water use from the Colorado River System, BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC) reiterates the importance of taking meaningful action now. On August 10, BRC announced its Path to 3588’ plan...

Overview: Utah’s San Rafael Swell (just east of Green River, UT and south of Price) is home to some of the most spectacular deserts trails of the Intermountain West. This area is home to breathtaking sandstone cliffs and sweeping sands. Along the outskirts of the San Rafael Swell TMA, there are...

The Meccacopia Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) located in California just south of Joshua Tree National Park, is proposing several projects that would increase motorized and recreational opportunities. This area is currently managed by the Bureau of Land Management. From what we...

Recently the Bureau of Reclamation which oversees Lake Powell and the other reservoirs within the Colorado River Basin hosted two public meetings to inform the public of future plans to address the future management plans for the Colorado River. The BOR announced they expect the NEPA (National...

For Immediate Release Pocatello, ID – Today BlueRibbon Coalition announced the release of their plan to Fill Lake Powell.The plan is called Path to 3588, and it discusses the reasonable changes we would need to make in the Colorado River Basin to ensure that the needs of all users of the...

The BLM recently announced that they would be analyzing 195 miles of routes – Again – in the San Rafael Desert. We’ve been following this issue for several years, so let us give you a quick refresher. In 2020 BLM released a final Travel Management Plan for this area. They chose the OHV...

The Bureau of Land Management released their Travel Management Plan last fall, which closed 58% of all routes in the Black Canyon Corridor area north of Phoenix, AZ. BlueRibbon Coalition joined a collection of OHV groups and mining organizations to appeal the plan and the BLM pulled the previous...

In 2018 the Halema’uma’u Crater in Hawaii, had magma drain from it for several months causing many earthquakes and damage within the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This National Park is located on the Big Island of Hawaii. Because of the unstable ground, many buildings within the park were...

With less than 2% of land in Alabama managed by the United States Forest Service land, several recent proposals could have huge effects on public land users in Alabama. These proposals could also set a precedent for other National Forests throughout the nation, especially in the Southern United...

The Tuweep Area of the Grand Canyon has introduced a new reservation system to limit access to this unique, remote way to experience this national park. We discuss some of the problems with this new program. Also, we fill you in on BLM plans to require dogs to be on a leash when you are camping...

Conservation groups are pushing for 30×30 which aims to have 30% of the United State’s lands and waters locked up by year 2030. One way they will accomplish this is through wilderness bills throughout different states. H.R. 7509 the Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act is a...