Dec 17, 2022 | Dispersed Camping, Legal Update, Overlanding
Land Management agencies are increasingly working to close public land to open, free dispersed camping. BlueRibbon Coalition has continued to fight for your access to responsible dispersed camping experiences on public land for many years. Here are a couple camp sites...
Dec 16, 2022 | Legal Update, Uncategorized
Today (December 15) BlueRibbon Coalition filed an appeal to the Black Canyon Corridor Plan in Arizona. While BRC and allied groups were able to improve this plan to include several important rock crawling routes, the final plan still closed ~58% of the routes in the...
Dec 15, 2022 | BLM, National Park Service, Press Release, Snowmobile, Uncategorized, Wyoming
December 15th Yellowstone National Park will open to Snowmobilesand Non-commercially Guide Snowmobile Access will be available! Dear Action Alert Subscribers, On December 15, 2022, all the main South, West, Northeast, and East gates will open to another season of...
Dec 14, 2022 | ATV, Dirt Bike, Legal Update, Moab, SXS
This year we have partnered with 11 ATV outfitters who are BRC Members in Moab to challenge oppressive ordinances passed by the local government to put them out of business and restrict motorized access to public roads in Moab. The OHV community in Utah was successful...
Dec 13, 2022 | Arizona, ATV, Dirt Bike, Dispersed Camping, Fight for Every Inch, Legal Update, Overlanding, Uncategorized, USFS
Twelve Days of Legal Updates: Our Twelve Biggest Fights and Twelve Big Reasons to Support BlueRibbon Coalition this Giving Season In September 2022, the Tonto National Forest in Arizona released their final updated plan for the National Forest. The Arizona State...
Dec 12, 2022 | Fill Lake Powell, Legal Update, Motorboat, National Park Service, Nevada, Personal Watercraft, River Raft/Kayak/Canoe, Uncategorized
The National Park Service is requesting comments to address low water levels at Lake Mead in Nevada. The NPS is looking at three options for how they should manage marinas, campgrounds, and recreation infrastructure as they adjust to low lake levels. One should note...
Dec 9, 2022 | Arizona, California, Colorado, Dispersed Camping, Fill Lake Powell, Motorboat, National Park Service, Nevada, New Mexico, Overlanding, Personal Watercraft, River Raft/Kayak/Canoe, Uncategorized, Utah, Wyoming
UPDATE: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE COMMENT PERIOD EXTENDED UNTIL JANUARY 22, 2023. IMPORTANT: IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ THE FULL BRIEFING BEFORE YOU COMMENT. THIS ACTION ALERT FORM BELOW WILL SEND COMMENTS TO BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND MEMBERS OF...
Dec 5, 2022 | Aircraft, Moab, Utah
The Grand County Commission in Utah is proposing even more restrictions on the motorized community near and around Moab. On December 6, 2022 the Grand County Commission will continue their attacks on motorized outdoor recreation by proposing to amend Title 17 of the...
Nov 21, 2022 | Arizona, Fill Lake Powell, Link, Motorboat, National Park Service, Nevada, Personal Watercraft, River Raft/Kayak/Canoe
The National Park Service which manages Lake Mead has released its Sustainable Low Water Access Plan. We want the NPS to hear from recreation users and let them know the importance that recreation provides on Lake Mead, not just for entertainment but for natural and...
Nov 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
November 2, 2022: ISMA (International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association) awarded BlueRibbon Coalition a grant for $3,000.00. This grant helps fund our OSV Travel Planning and Educational Podcast, which can be listened to here: The advocacy work that BRC is involved...