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CALIFORNIA & NEVADA - Action Alert for Public Comments on Eldorado Meadow Routes Proposal
BRC wants to join with our land-use partner the California Association of 4WD Clubs in urging OHVers to send in public comments asking the Eldorado National Forest to keep ALL of its high elevation "alpine-type" meadow routes open for motorized use. The public comment period for the Eldorado Draft Supplemental Impact Statement ends on April 8.
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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 Monuments A portent of
Directors' Pick: 0 Image: Action AlertLeadership Key Tenet at Redding OHMVR Commission Meeting
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Don Amador, BRC Western Representative
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. The OHMVR Commission and Division are part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation.
Directors' Pick: 0 press releaseRecreation Enthusiasts Applaud Rico West Dolores Decisions
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Paul Turcke, Esq.
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 Hunters and Anglers, Colorado Chapter against the U.S. Forest Service.
Directors' Pick: 0 press release Rico-West Dolores Area, San Juan NF, ColoradoUTAH - 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 this proposal. All activities associated with the trail would occur within the authorized limits of the ROW.
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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 action and then pass it along to friends, family and riding buddies.
As always, call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Ric Foster
Public Lands Department Manager
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 107
Preservation Fallacies Part 3: Buy More Land
This is the third in a series of articles that will examine the preservationist agenda and attempt to sort out fact from fiction in that agenda. What are the fundamental assumptions of preservationists? Are they supported by factual information? Are there internal contradictions and inconsistencies in their points of view?
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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 with BRC Ambassador Del Albright.
Directors' Pick: 0 Trail Ride: 0IDAHO - Calls and emails needed for House vote on important OHV/Snowmobile registration change
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 to the House floor for a vote, and it may come as early as Monday. (See BRC's latest blast here.) That means we need to get the calls and emails started right now.
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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 your friends and family. Thanks in advance for your support, Brian Hawthorne
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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 Planning Rule just made things worse.
Directors' Pick: 0 Image:CALIFORNIA - New Deputy Director for OHMVR Named!
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 BRC. Ric Foster Public Lands Department Manager BlueRibbon Coalition 208-237-1008 ext 107 Governor Brown Announces Appointments 3-13-2013 SACRAMEN
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Greetings! Time for another special Colorado Land Use Update. In this update we have news on two key lawsuits, several Wilderness bills and one of the most disappointing BLM Travel Plans in recent memory. Not all the news is bad by any means, and Colorado is experiencing a resurgence of OHV and Snowmobile activism. The anti-access forces are being thwarted at every turn. The update below has news from Grand Junction, where
Directors' Pick: 0 Image: Action AlertImportant Update On Effort To Move A Portion Of The OHV/Snowmobile Registration To IDT
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON EFFORT TO MOVE A PORTION OF THE OHV/SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATION TO IDT Attention Idaho OHV enthusiasts! Last time BRC updated you on the proposed transfer of part of the OHV/Snowmobile registration program to Idaho's Department of Transportation (ITD) it was to tell you about the victory in defeating the proposal. See that update here. Sadly, the effort to have IDT process your permit and distribute the stickers is still alive.
Directors' Pick: 0CALIFORNIA - CA OHMVR Division Accepting Comments 2012/2013 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program
CALIFORNIA - CA OHMVR Division Accepting Comments 2012/2013 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program - According to the CA OHV Program's website, the public review and comment period for the 2012/2013 Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program started on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, and ends Monday, April 1, 2013. This period provides an opportunity for the public to review and provide comments to the preliminary applications submitted to the OHMVR Division for consideration during the 2012/2013 grant cycle. Public comments should be submitted to both the appl
Directors' Pick: 0 Image: Action AlertUTAH - BLM - Price FO Announces March Recreation Planning Meeting
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price Field Office has announced that there will be a recreation planning meeting held at the BLM Price Field Office (125 S 600 W, Price, UT) on March 13, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The agenda for the meeting includes the discussion of recreation projects and travel management, including the San Rafael Dessert Route Inventory. Also there will be a discussion on other future recreation projects. Anyone interested in outdoor recreation on BLM managed lands in Carbon and Emery Counties is welcome to come.
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The Forest Service has released, for review and comment, the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) Southern California National Forests Land Management Plan (LMP) Amendment. The proposed amendment would revise land use zone allocations for select Inventoried Roadless Areas within the Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests. It would alson amend LMP monitoring protocols.
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Greg Gimbert, an OHV enthusiast from Daytona Beach, has spearheaded a movement to open Florida's Tiger Bay State Forest to off road use. Greg along with other Outdoor and off-highway vehicle enthusiasts have joined with community leaders and businesses in an effort to open public land up for recreation and to provide some well-managed and sustainable off-road opportunity in Florida's Tiger Bay State Forest. Many supporters of the proposal are also out of town enthusiasts who have to travel hours ea
Directors' Pick: 0 Image: Action AlertGet Your Moab Diner T-Shirt and Support BRC!
MOAB, UT (March 12, 2013) -- Moab Diner, with help from RCH Designs, has partnered up with several off-road sponsors again this year to sell Moab t-shirts with a built-in support for The BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC). The money raised from the sale of these shirts will help keep our trails in Moab, Utah open. If you are interested in supporting BRC and the Moab trails, you only have until March 18th to buy your t-shirt online. Even after that, however, you can still swing by the Moab Diner and get your t-shirt there, and have a great meal at the same time!
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POCATELLO, ID (March 8, 2013) - On April 5, 6 and 7, 2013, the awesome folks at the Reno Off-Road & Motorsports Expo are going to be hosting their second annual show and auction to benefit the BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC). Funding drives like this one, along with many generous contributions from individual donations, are what keep BRC going in its fight to preserve your recreational access.
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