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Breaking! Final Decision Withdrawn | Black Canyon Travel Management Plan | 57% of roads CLOSED
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has returned with a final decision on the Black Canyon Corridor Travel Management Plan. This Travel Management Plan has been in the works since early 2017 and has been on pause for the past four years. Despite the Trump administration’s attempt to deregulate a key component of Travel Management…
Sedona City Council in favor of restricting access
At a Sedona City Council meeting, members debated with Forest Service officials on limiting off-highway vehicle (OHV) access in Coconino National Forest. Despite several Sedona residents’ concerns regarding noise and environmental damage, no action was taken. The council plans to conduct an Environmental Impact Statement before implementing any restrictions, opposing Forest Service wishes to maintain…
Action Alert | Contact the city of Sedona in support of motorized access
Sedona City officials propose regulating 4×4 use due to complaints and environmental concerns. Despite mitigation efforts by a local workgroup and $300,000 in OHV grants, issues persist. Critics contest the ecological impact, citing alternative causes for tree mortality. A significant tourism revenue source, OHV use faces potential strict regulation, with a public meeting scheduled to…
AZ Trail Management Plan prohibits the inheritance of grazing rights
We previously wrote about the Arizona Trail management plan in the works through various national forests in Arizona. It’s an attempt to designate a one-mile-wide easement along the length of the trail and create an “all lands approach” to its future management. The management plan introduces a one-mile-wide easement along the length of the trail…
1,853 miles of backroads closed | Tonto NF
The USDA Forest Service has released their Revised Final Environmental Impact Statement concerning the Travel Management in the Tonto National Forest.
Comments open for Apache Trail State Route 88
The Federal Highway Administration is seeking public comments on repairs to an eleven-mile section of state route 88 Apache Trail.
Moab Utah | Environmental Group Sues to force Travel Management
We thought that we had beat Travel Management planning on Bureau of Land Management land, but environmental groups have found another way to force it through. What is Travel Management? Travel Management is the process where federal land managers create a system of roads for motorized use. It’s somewhat of a grand finale that incorporates…
The Mount Graham Affair | The dispute over a small bible camp in Arizona
The incredible story behind the fight to save a small church camp near Safford Arizona and the affair over the Mount Graham Red Squirrel.
A city ordinance just banned OHV events in Moab
For decades, Moab, Utah has been a top destination for 4×4 events, but not anymore. Moab, Utah is possibly one of the most well-known 4×4 destinations in the world. Moab trails are known as some of the most challenging and scenic backroads you will find in western America.
The Arizona Trail | The most significant threat to rural Arizona
Today, federal land managers are getting ready to introduce a Comprehensive Management Plan for the Arizona National Scenic Trail, and this plan could erase many motorized roads off the map. This is possibly the most significant threat to motorized access, agriculture, and mineral operations Arizona has ever seen.