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RED ALERT | New BLM rule will decimate multiple use mandate and end public participation requirements
A new proposed rule published in the Federal Register on April 3, 2023 seeks to realign the Bureaus’ objective by placing environmental protection on a level playing field with the bureaus’ multiple use mandate. According to the Bureau, the new regulation will establish conservation “on par” with the Bureaus multiple use mandate established by the…
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ACTION ALERT | Table Mesa Recreation Area Management Plan Revision
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public concerning the revision of the Table Mesa Area Resource Management Plan. The emendation will set the Bureau’s objectives for managing recreation in the 11,500-acre project area for the next several years. The project is on the west side of Interstate 17 stretching from New…
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Bureau of Land Management Road Closures | How it all started
Prior to the 1970s, motorized public land users mainly consisted of Motorcycles, Jeeps, snowmobiles, minibikes, go-carts, and Volkswagons. At this time, public land users were granted the fundamental right to construct “highways” under Section 8 of the Mining Act of 1866, otherwise known as Revised Statute 2477. Motorized users could travel across virgin soil, in…
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23,000 miles of roads on public land will undergo Travel Mgmt in the next 3 years.
23,000 miles of roads are on the chopping block in the next three years on Bureau of Land Management Land in Arizona.
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ACTION ALERT | Middle Gila Travel Mgmt Plan Starts | Access to 350k acres threatened
The Bureau of Land Management has started a Travel Management Plan that will affect access to over 300,000 acres of land south of Tucson Arizona.
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Black Canyon TMP Final Decision | Approx 260 MI of existing roads CLOSED
The Bureau of Land Management has released their final decision on the Black Canyon Corridor Travel Management Plan.
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ACTION ALERT | Buckeye Hills Travel Mgmt | 354 mi of roads CLOSED Rainbow Valley
The Bureau of Land Management has released a final decision on the Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan near Rainbow Valley and Buckeye Arizona. The Final decision will permanently close half of the existing roads in the project area. Please use the form below to contact the local political representatives and urge them to intervene.
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ACTION ALERT | Bouse & Cactus Plain Final Decision | 1,049 mi of roads CLOSED
The Bureau of Land Management Havasu Field Office has quietly released a finial decision on the Bouse and Cactus Plain Travel Management Plan that includes 1,049 miles of roads closed or restricted to the public.
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The agreement between CA and AZ that closes motorized access to public lands
The State Historic Preservation Office has entered into an agreement with the California State Historic Preservation Office and the bureau of land management to enforce section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act through Travel Management Planning.
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ACTION ALERT COMMENTS OPEN | Pinal County Palo Verde Regional Park
Pinal County has applied for a lease under the Recreation & Public Purposes Act to create a county park that will include several amenities catering to local outdoor enthusiasts. The county is introducing a non-motorized trail system, a day-use OHV staging area, an archery range, a 36 space campground with utility hookups and an RV…