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March 26, 2013 1:05 PM
BRC Public Lands Update
Busted Public Lands: Is management of our public lands broken? More and more people are asking that question. With the exception of the environmental groups, and the foundations that fund them, many are concluding that the system we currently employ to manage our public lands is broken. Read more here. Obama Designates 5 New National...
March 25, 2013 2:00 PM
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Entrance Sign for BLM’s Chappie Shasta OHV Area
REDDING, CA (March 25, 2013) -- Leadership and collaboration emerged as key tenets in a meeting of a California commission that addresses OHV recreation in public lands.  The Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission (OHMVR) toured the BLM's Chappie-Shasta OHV area on March 22 and held a formal public hearing in Redding on March 23....
March 25, 2013 9:32 AM
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DENVER, CO (March 25, 2013) -- Multiple use trail users praised a federal court decision rejecting an effort by anti-access preservationists to close 14 southwestern Colorado trails to motorcycle use.  The decision was issued Friday, March 22, by Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Krieger in a lawsuit brought in early 2012 by the Backcountry...
March 22, 2013 11:50 AM
UTAH - BLM - Price FO Seeks Public Comment on Proposed OHV Trail in eastern Utah
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office (FO) is now seeking public comment on the Geezer Backbone Trail Environmental Assessment, (EA) which analyzes the potential impacts of  Carbon County's proposal to designate and maintain an existing OHV trail in Carbon County. The BLM is considering granting a right-of-way (ROW) for...
March 21, 2013 4:59 PM
BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER UPDATE NEW MEXICO - NMOHVA Legislative Update Dear BRC Members and supporters in New Mexico, BRC just received an email from the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA), with their latest Legislative Update.  We've pasted NMOHVA's Legislative Update below. Please take a minute to read it over, take...
March 18, 2013 2:01 PM
RICHMOND, VA (March 18, 2013) -- Longtime supporters of the 4x4 sport, the Bay to Blue Ridge Cruisers of central Virginia stepped up and donated to BRC to help the cause. Several club members, including racer Rob Matzell made the trek to King of the Hammers (KOH) in southern CA last month and were able to link up and do a check exchange photo opp...
March 15, 2013 11:43 AM
IDAHO - Calls and emails needed for House vote on important OHV/Snowmobile regis
David Claiborne from Idaho State ATV Association (ISATVA) emailed with a very important action alert. H 279, the bill that keeps the purchase and printing part of the Idaho OHV/Snowmobile registration program out of the hands of the Idaho Transportation Department  (ITD), passed out of Committee yesterday. Claiborne reports that it's headed...
March 15, 2013 10:49 AM
COLORADO - USFWS Information Session and Public Hearing Announced
USFWS Information Session and Public Hearing Announced - We just received the following alert from the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) and Colorado Snowmobile Association (CSA), on a upcoming US Fish and Wildlife Service Meeting.     We've pasted their alert below. Please read and pass this important alert on to...
March 14, 2013 12:49 PM
BRC Public Lands Update
US Forest Service Releases Draft Planning Directives A lot of people who care about our National Forests were disappointed to see the USFS promulgate planning regulations that seemed to ignore the current state of mismanagement, or perhaps more accurately, non-management. Instead of streamlining a overly bureaucratic planning process, the new...
March 14, 2013 10:48 AM
This just in (as of yesterday), Governor Brown has just announced his appointment of Christopher Conlin of San Diego as Deputy Director at the California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation (OHMVR) Division, Department of Parks and Recreation. We've pasted the announcement below. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact...

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