Apr 13, 2024 | Action Alert, ATV, BLM, California, Colorado, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Idaho, Montana, Mountain Biking, Nevada, North Dakota, Off-Roading, Oregon, Overlanding, South Dakota, SXS, Utah, Wyoming
There has been a long debate over the Sage Grouse with environmental advocates pushing to have the species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In order to prevent an endangered species listing, a Sage Grouse Land Use Plan was developed. The Bureau of Land...
Apr 5, 2024 | Action Alert, BLM, Dispersed Camping, Image, Link, Map, Nevada, Off-Roading, Overlanding, Solar, SXS
The Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada has released the draft plan and environmental impact statement for the Rough Hat Solar Project. Public comments are being accepted on the proposal through April 11, 2024. This is one of many proposals we are seeing...
Feb 27, 2024 | Action Alert, Arizona, ATV, BLM, California, Colorado, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, E-bike, Idaho, Map, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Off-Roading, Oregon, Overlanding, Snowmobile, SXS, Utah, Wyoming
There is a shift happening on public lands with two main drivers: recreation and renewable energy, solar and wind power. The climate agenda is shifting the priorities of our public lands. There has been a significant increase of solar farms on public land in recent...
Dec 7, 2023 | Action Alert, Arizona, Dispersed Camping, Fill Lake Powell, Nevada, Utah
This is the first installment of our annual 12 Days of Legal Updates series that we publish in December to give a brief update on our biggest fights. We work on a broad range of issues at BRC that affect recreation access all across the country. Some of our fights get...
Nov 9, 2023 | Action Alert, Arizona, California, Colorado, Fill Lake Powell, Nevada, New Mexico, Personal Watercraft, Utah, Wyoming
Bureau of Reclamation is accepting public comment for the near term Colorado River Operations. In April of 2023 BOR released its original alternatives and the public provided feedback. Many of our members sent in comments. The BOR ended that public comment period due...
Jul 14, 2023 | Action Alert, Arizona, Colorado, Dispersed Camping, Fill Lake Powell, Freedom Echoes, Image, Link, Motorboat, National Park Service, Nevada, Personal Watercraft, River Raft/Kayak/Canoe, Utah
The Bureau of Reclamation has announced the scoping period as they update the 2007 Interim Guidelines for the Colorado River Management Operations. The 2007 Interim Guidelines creates the planning direction for the BOR to determine how much water to release...