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Just an FYI, the legal definition of an ATV has changed and now includes UTVs (side by side vehicles). Red section is what was added to the ARS. What this means is that kids under 18 are now required to wear a helmet while operating or riding in a UTV. The yellow OHV handout is being reprinted...

BLUERIBBON COALITION NATIONAL LAND USE UPDATE! Utah's Kane County Wins Important Victory In Appeals Court Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Kane County, Utah, has just won another important victory in the ongoing dispute over control of roads across public lands. An en banc panel of the 10th...

BLUERIBBON COALITION WILDERNESS ALERT! BLM Director to Attend Meeting in Salt Lake City! Dear BRC Members and Supporters, Bob Abbey, National Director for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be in Salt Lake City to attend a public meeting held by the Governor's Balanced Resource Council...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER BULLETIN ARIZONA - American Lands Access Association Open Meeting Announced Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, I just got an email from our friends over at the American Lands Access Association (ALAA). http://www.amlands.org/ They asked me to pass along to all our...

The chief woman 'Greenie Tree-Hugging Activist', who was responsible for getting horses banned from National parks and State forests, was climbing a tree to have a look out over the forest when a Tawny Frogmouth Owl attacked her for invading its nesting site. In a panic to escape, she slid...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR KANE COUNTY Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, BRC just has received an email update from Mike Swenson, Executive Director of the Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL), regarding the great news just received out of Kane County. I have...

3-4 years ago BLM requested from the local clubs to assist them with acquiring all the GPS coordinates to all the trails located in Havasu. They told us it was to “protect us from losing our public land.” The local clubs gladly accepted using their own GPS units and off road vehicles to drive...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve - Nabesna ORV Management Plan DEIS Now Available Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The National Park Service (NPS) has just announced the release of the Nabesna Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/Draft Environmental...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT Cibola National Forest's Mount Taylor Ranger District Releases Travel Management Draft EA Dear BRC Members and supporters in New Mexico, We wanted to pass along an alert sent by the folks over at the New Mexico Off Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA). The Mount...

BRC ACTION ALERT AGO - Additional "Listening Session" Announced for St. Louis, Missouri and Southern Illinois Greetings BRC Action Alert Subscribers! On April 16, 2010, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that will radically change the U.S. Government's conservation policy. The...

Greetings BRC Action Alert Subscribers! On April 16, 2010, President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that will radically change the U.S. Government's conservation policy. The Memorandum created the America's Great Outdoors Initiative which, among other things, will take public input on...

House and Senate Western Caucuses to Hold Hearing on Western Jobs The Congressional and Senate Western Caucuses are holding a joint hearing entitled The War on Western Jobs on July 13, 2010 in Washington D.C. The focus of the hearing is on federal policies that are having a negative impact on...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Apache-Sitgreaves NF - Forest Plan Revision Open House Meetings in April Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, located in east-central Arizona, is in the process of revising their Forest Plan. During the month of April...

IF YOU HAVE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED NOW IS THE TIME, THIS COULD HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT ALL ACROSS THE US. Groups all over the country suing to close your land without you even having a say in it. DOES this make you angry, if it does take the time and write letters, get involved. If...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! CAPITOL LAND USE RALLY – FEBRUARY 23 2010 Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, BRC just received an email from Mike Swenson, Executive Director of the Utah Shared Access Alliance (USA-ALL), regarding the rally at the Utah State Capitol being...

Don't let some boneheads at the CPSC decide future rules on UTV's without having your opinions heard...... take the few minutes and let your concerns be heard!! BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ACTION ALERT! ROHVA Urges Enthusiasts & Industry to Comment on CPSC's ROV Rulemaking Dear BRC members...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Prescott National Forest Seeks Public Comment on Forest Plan Revision Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Prescott National Forest, Located in central Arizona, is revising their Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan).The Forest Service (FS)...

Urge Congress to hold hearings regarding the CPSIA lead ban affecting youth-model off-highway motorcycles and ATVs!Take Action! Contact your Senators and Representative Today! The AMA strongly urges all motorcyclists and ATV riders to contact their U.S. Senators and Representatives today and...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! Comments Needed on Wild Bill OHV Trail Project Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mona Ehnes, with the Montana Trail Vehicle Riders Association (MTVRA), forwarded us a call to action from the Capital Trail Vehicle Association (CTVA) regarding the Flathead...

December 24, 2009. The BlueRibbon Coalition is saddened today to learn long time partner and friend, Don Klusman, California Association of 4Wheel Drive Clubs, passed away yesterday. Western Regional Representative for the BlueRibbon Coalition, Don Amador, said, "I've worked with Don for 15+...

OHV ORGANIZATIONS' JOINT STATEMENT ON CCMA DEIS With the release by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), OHV organizations including the BlueRibbon Coalition, California Off...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Montana Wilderness/Mount Jefferson UPDATE Dear Montana and Idaho Action Alert Subscribers, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all on BRC's Action Alert list! Just a quick update on Senator Jon Tester's oddly-named Forest Jobs and Recreation Act. S.1470 As...

State Budget Proposal May Eliminate State Parks The holidays are here and you are focusing on friends and family but we encourage you to remember the importance of Arizona State Parks to our economies, communities, and environment. The legislature went into Special Session on December 16th...

BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC. NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Don Amador, BlueRibbon Coalition - 925.625.6287 Dave Bertram, Cycle Gear - 707.747.5053 Date: November 19, 2009 CYCLE GEAR MAKES 10K DONATION TO KEEP TRAILS OPEN Benicia, CA...

THIS IS FOR YOU AZ FOLKS!!! BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Tonto National Forest to Host Travel Management Planning Open Houses Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Tonto National Forest, located in central Arizona, is proposing changes to their motorized vehicle travel system. During...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Oregon Dunes NRA Working Group Schedules Next Meeting and Field Visit Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Siuslaw National Forest, located in western Oregon, has announced that a field tour and meeting for the Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Designated Routes...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! Denali State Park Trail Management Plan Meetings Scheduled Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation (DPOR), has initiated a planning process to create Denali State Park's...

Listen up AZ peeps, this effects us!!! BLUERIBBON COALITION LANDUSE UPDATE! BLM Seeks Comments on Gila Unit Travel Management Plan Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Safford Field Office, located in southeastern Arizona, is seeking public input during a...

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER ALERT! Tell the Governor to Veto the OHV Fund Raid Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, Mark Werkmeister, President of the New Mexico Off-Highway Vehicle Alliance (NMOHVA) just sent us an email alert regarding the New Mexico State Legislatures raid on their OHV Fund...

In addition to hundreds of miles of OHV trail closures, the Gila National Forest is proposing the closure of ALL single-track motorcycle trails! Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, I was checking the info on the New Mexico Off-Highway Vehicle Alliance website (NMOHVA.org) as we were putting...

4Wheel Parts Provides Huge Membership Incentive 4Wheel Parts $25 Gift Card for Membership in BlueRibbon Coalition Join, renew or extend your current membership in BlueRibbon Coalition for $29, and 4Wheel Parts will give you a $25 Gift Card PLUS up to 15% off on all their goodies...

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Del Albright, BlueRibbon Ambassador Phone: 209.304.7693 Date: October 21, 2009 MAGAZINE EMPIRE SUPPORTS BLUERIBBON COALITION Off-road publisher Source Interlink launches co-op outreach program with BFGoodrich Tires...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jack Welch, BlueRibbon Coalition Phone: 303-324-7185 Date: October 19, 2009 Park Service Moves Forward With 318 Snowmobile Limit in Yellowstone POCATELLO, ID (October 19) - In a move that was unfortunately expected, the Park Service...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Oct. 10, 2009 - BFGoodrich Tires and BlueRibbon Coalition announced today a partnership that will benefit off-roaders and off-road trails alike. BFGoodrich Tires will make a $5 donation to the BlueRibbon Coalition for each of its new 10 sizes of BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/AKM2...

Very interesting article about possible questionable behavior by BLM employees and Anti -access groups.....Shawn Investigators with the U.S. Interior Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG) say in a report that they found alleged wrongdoing in the relationships between certain National...

Four Rivers RMP - Preliminary Alternatives Released For Public Comment The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Four Rivers Field Office, located in southwestern Idaho, will be holding a series of public meetings during the month of October. The purpose of these meetings is to introduce the public...

BLM Seeks Comments on Chief Mountain Special Recreation Area Management Plan The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Caliente Field Office, located in southeastern Nevada, is asking for public input regarding the development of the Chief Mountain Special Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) and...

Mt. Hood National Forest Seeks Comments on Motorized Travel Plan DEIS The Mt. Hood National Forests -- located in northwest Oregon -- released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for their Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Management Plan, including Forest Plan Amendment #17. The Forest...

"If people don't respond to these plans, then they really don't have the right to complain when the decision is made." __________________________________________________________ BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! SITUATION: The comment period deadline on the draft winter and summer Travel...

BLUERIBBON COALITION LAND USE UPDATE! Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area Working Group Meeting and Field Visit Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Siuslaw National Forest, located in western Oregon, has announced that a meeting and field tour for the off-highway vehicle (OHV) Designated...

COLORADO ROADLESS COMMENTS NEEDED - DEADLINE OCTOBER 3, 2009 Dear Action Alert Subscribers, The last time we sent an alert on the "Roadless" issue in Colorado, we explained that the Colorado legislature had directed a Task Force to conduct a statewide process to develop recommendations for...

By Del Albright, Recreation Advocate Let there be no doubt: We are at war over our access to public lands and waterways. Further, we are at war over our basic freedoms like gun ownership, political views, consumer monitoring, and vehicle ownership. The list goes on, but more importantly, there...

Dear BRC members in Montana, You're probably aware that Senator Jon Tester is proposing even more public lands in Montana be designated as Wilderness. BRC's Brian Hawthorne doesn't think much of the bill, except he thinks it's an excellent object lesson to show how "utterly broken" federal land...

Nebraska National Forest and Grasslands Seeks Comments on Travel Plan DEIS Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands, located in central and western Nebraska and central and western South Dakota, released their Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for...

In a surprise move, the chairman of a U.S. House subcommittee has scheduled a hearing for next week on a proposal that would ban off-highway motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and bicycles from more than 9 million acres of public land in Utah. The AMA is urging all riders to contact...

This coming Saturday, public lands throughout the country will be offering opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts to make a difference by volunteering. This is a chance to put your hands to work in your favorite park or public lands. The Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, the...

BLUERIBBON COALITION ACTION ALERT! House Subcommittee to Hear SUWA's Wilderness Bill Action Requested Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber, The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) last week announced that on October 1, 2009, their massive Utah Wilderness bill, known as the America's Red Rock...

Courtesy of BRC and Utah Shared Access Alliance… your attendance is urgently requested for this meeting. Do you love the San Rafael in south eastern Utah? Your access to this place could be seriously jeopardized if you don’t get involved NOW. This precious area...

Do you like to be able to use the great outdoors to participate in your favorite pastime? If so, it is time for you to get involved in helping to save it for you and future generations to enjoy without the threat of closures. I’m not trying to say you need to send money to join any organization...

Now they have made it even easier for you to join the BRC and support the cause helping to protect your rights for less $$$, read on...... The BlueRibbon Coalition Announces Its New Member Incentive Program We have never experienced such a relentless onslaught against OHV recreation and access...