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Recreation groups file lawsuit over travel restrictions in Bitterroot National Forest
Excerpt from the Missoulan – click link to read entire article Seven multiple-use recreation groups have filed suit seeking to force the Bitterroot National Forest to redo its travel plan...
Trail #038 Conversion Bighorn National Forest, Tongue Ranger District
WY Trail #038 TPA Comments Tongue Ranger District Bighorn National Forest 2013 Eastside 2nd Street Sheridan, WY 82801 RE: Public Comments Trail #038 Conversion Bighorn National Forest, Tongue Ranger District...
Central Colorado Mountain Riders Year-End Recap and Thank You
Letter from CCMR, republished with permission: It has been a busy and successful first year for the CCMR. We got organized, formed the non-profit corporation, appointed the Board of Directors,...
2017-2018 OHV Grant Application Analysis
Background: For the 2017-2018 Colorado Parks & Wildlife, OHV Grant application cycle, 21 individual Good Management grant applications were submitted and 44 Competitive grant applications were submitted. For comparison purposes,...
West Magnolia Trails: Phase 1 Implementation Project Comments
West Magnolia Trails: Phase 1 Implementation Project Comments State Recreational Trails Committee Trails Program Colorado Parks & Wildlife Submitted via e-mail to: dnr_trails@state.co.us RE: Public Comments – West Magnolia Trails:...
Silverton Guides Heliskiing Permit Expansion
Silverton Guides Heliskiing permit expansion BLM Gunnison FO Att: Silverton Guides EA Comments 210 W. Spencer Ave, Suite A Gunnison CO 81230 Re: Silverton Guides Heliskiing permit expansion Dear Sirs:...
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment USDA Forest Service Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region Attn: Objection Reviewing Officer 40 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401-4720 RE: Objections to...
National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454
National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454 National Park Service Submitted electronically @ http://parkplanning.nps.gov/DO100 Re: National Park Service Director’s Order #100 Project #65454 Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence...
Opposition to Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup pass and in Irwin area
Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup pass and in Irwin area Gunnison Ranger District, Attn: Dispersed Camping Comments 216 N. Colorado St., Gunnison, CO 81230 RE: Dispersed Camping closures on Tincup...
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project
Objections to the Badger Flats Management Project Environmental Assessment USDA Forest Service Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region Attn: Objection Reviewing Officer 40 Simms Street Golden, CO 80401-4720 RE: Objections to...
OHV Colorado recreation industry article from Summit Daily
Article in Summit Daily, by Phil Lindeman plindeman@summitdaily.com (reproduced by permission, click on the link to read entire article) A new generation of outdoor junkies is skiing, boarding, biking —...
Summit locals work to create OHV trail system
Summit Daily by Phil Lindeman 10/28/16 Article: www.summitdaily.com/news/sports/summit-locals-work-to-create-ohv-trail-system/ photo: Phil Lindeman / plindeman@summitdaily.com | Tim Nixon of Summit County Off-Road Riders on a trail in the Frisco area. The president...
La Garita Hills Restoration Project
La Garita Hills Restoration Project Saguache Ranger District Att: Tristam Post District Ranger 46525 St Hwy 114 Saguache, CO 81149 Re: La Garita Hills Restoration Project Dear Mr. Post; Please...
Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way
Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way BLM Monticello Field Office Attn: Recreation Program (Recapture ROW) P.O. Box 7 Monticello, UT 84535 Re: Recapture Canyon Right-of-Way Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the...
Colorado cities & counties that allow unlicensed off-highway vehicles
This is the most up to date list (as of October 2016) of counties that have opened some level of county/local roads to OHV usage in Colorado. Following text and...
Rio Grand National Forest Plan: Proposed Action Comments
Proposed Action Comments Executive Summary Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor The Rio Grande National Forest 180 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Rio Grand National Forest Plan: Proposed Action...
Dirt Rider article - 2016 Colorado 600
Excerpt of article written about the Colorado 600 and the Trails Preservation Alliance on Dirtrider.com… The 2016 Colorado 600 Presented by the Trails Preservation Alliance and the Texas Sidewinders Motorcycle...
White River Field Office Draft Travel Management Plan
White River Field Office Draft Travel Management Plan BLM White River Field Office Att: Heather Sauls 220 East Market St. Meeker, CO 81641 Re: White River FO TMP Dear Ms....
Uncompahgre Field Office RMP
Uncompahgre Field Office RMP Uncompahgre Field Office 2465 S. Townsend Ave. Montrose, CO 81401. September 24 , 2016 Re: Uncompahgre Field Office RMP Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence and...
Magnolia Trail Protest
Magnolia Protest USDA Forest Service Strategic Planning Att: Objections Reviewing Officer, Monte Williams Rocky Mountain Regional Office, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80401 Re: Magnolia Trail Protest Dear Mr. Williams:...
Pike & San Isabel National Forest Travel Management EIS
The TPA comments are submitted as a result of the Pike San Isabel Law Suit, brought by the Wilderness Society and Quiet Use Coalition against the USFS. Below is the...
SCORR Newsletter - August 2016
SCORR Newsletter 8/12/2016
* by Tim Nixon- President SCORR The new SCORR video is here! The goal of this video is to explain why motorized trails have closed and how...
Timberline Trailriders Loans Bobcat for use in National Forest Maintenance
Timberline Trailriders, Inc., the long standing local off-road motorcycle club was pleased to present the Hahn’s Peak District, Medicine Bow Routt National Forest the loan of a new Bobcat E20...
Trail work to protect rare trout is underway near Colorado Springs
A project that has inspired nearly four years of discussion among local conservationists and recreationists is set to begin this week. Read the article by Seth Boster at the Gazette:...
Comments on the Rico-West Dolores Roads and Trails by Rico Alpine
Comments on the Rico-West Dolores TMP DEIS Attn: Debbie Kill NEPA Coordinator Attn: Derek Padilla Dolores District Ranger Dolores Public Lands Office 29211 Hwy. 184 Dolores, CO 81323 Re: Comments...
Comments to Draft Environmental Impact Statement Rico-West Dolores
DEIS Rico-West Dolores Comments MSBT Law – Attorneys and Counselors at Law 95 W. Bannock Street, Suite 520 Boise, ID 83702 Submitted via email to dkill@fs.fed.us Debbie Kill, NEPA Coordinator...
Letter from Healthy Forests Healthy Communities Rocky Mountain States Director Molly Pitts
As active motorcycle riders who enjoy and passionately fight for riding on public lands, do you ever wonder why the forests you are riding in are not as healthy as...
COHVCO OHV Workshop
Workshop presentation given by Scott Haas, Regional Trails and Dispersed Recreation Program Manager Cripple Creek, Colorado Provide support, guidance, and advice to the Forests in the following program areas: Travel...
Scott Jones Appointed to Forest Health Advisory Council
Scott Jones has been appointed to the Forest Health Advisory Council by Senate Minority Leader Lucia Guzman of the State of Colorado. Scott is a primary member of the TPA...
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Western governors propose sweeping ESA overhaul
It is nice to see that many of the recommendations for ESA reform made the final resolution from the Western Governors Association. Link to the resolution is in the article....
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision - Forest Inventory Comments
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision – Forest Inventory Comments Rio Grande National Forest Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista Co 81144 RE: Rio Grande...
Issues at a Glance
This section is designed to highlight various issues where COHVCO,TPA, CSA and their partners and local clubs are defending public access to public lands. This glance at the issues is...
Shady Burro 2 day Reliability Enduro - proceeds benefit the TPA
When: July 23 & 24th, 2016 Where: South Fork, Colorado 300 rider USFS permit limit 2-day Event, 2 days’ RMEC points Reliability Enduro Rules & NO Bike Impound 7:00am Riders...
County, Forest Service agree to fund trail work near Colorado Springs to protect rare trout
The TPA would like to thank everyone that was involved in helping get one of our most historic motorized trail re-opened. Special thanks goes to the CMTRA, Jim Bensberg, Mike...
Tres Rios ACEC expansion
Tres Rios ACEC expansion BLM TRFO C/O SWDO Attn: Gina Jones 2465 S. Townsend Ave, Montrose, CO 8140 RE: Tres Rios ACEC expansion Dear Ms Jones: Please accept these comments...
Palisade Plunge Multiple-Use Trail Proposal
We have a new idea The non-motorized Palisade Plunge Trail concept has been included in the Governor’s “16 in 2016” trails initiative. We are certain that a multiple-use trail, open...
Planning 2.0 comments
Planning 2.0 Comments Bureau of Land Management, DOI Director (630) 1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004–AE39. RE: Planning 2.0 comments Dear Sirs: Please accept this...
Timeline released for trail changes aimed at protecting rare fish and Trail 667 reroute
Timeline released for trail changes aimed at protecting rare fish near Pikes Peak | Colorado Springs Gazette, News All, A lot of thanks goes to a number of people and...
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision Initial Comments
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision Initial Comments Rio Grande National Forest Attn: Dan Dallas, Forest Supervisor 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista Co 81144 RE: Rio Grande National Forest...
AMA Action Alert: Why wasn't motorized recreation included in a major report?
Why wasn’t motorized recreation included in a major report?Ask the publisher! Take Action! On March 31, the Pew Charitable Trusts released a report titled, “Quiet Recreation on BLM-Managed Lands: Economic...
Sheep Mountain Management Project
Sheep Mountain Management Project Sheep Mountain Management Project Attn: Josh Voorhis, District Ranger South Park District Ranger PO Box 219 Fairplay, CO 80440 RE: Sheep Mountain Management Project Dear Ranger...
Public Lands Initiative
Public Lands Initiative Representative Jason Chaffetz Att: Fred Ferguson 2236 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Representative Rob Bishop 123 Canon Office Building Washington, DC 20515 RE: Public Lands Initiative...
Trails/Recreation Based Legislation Proposals
Trails Legislation Objectives Letter Colorado Legislative Delegation Re: Trails/recreation based legislation Proposals Dear Sirs: The above Organizations are contacting your office with regard to the various legislative proposals before both...
BRC and RwR Comments on Utah Public Lands Initiative
The Honorable Rob Bishop The Honorable Jason Chaffetz Attn: Fred Ferguson U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Bishop and Chaffetz: We appreciate the opportunity to comment on...
COHVCO Legislative Update
Colorado’s General Assembly Convenes for 2016 Jerry Abboud Executive Director COHVCO This marks my 30th year of being your lobbyist at the Capitol, I am happy to report its business...
Trails Preservation Alliance 2015 End of Year Report
Trails Preservation Alliance 2015 End of Year Report This report provides an overview of 2015 activities and events. For a more detailed review, please see projects/issues in the news section...
Congratulations Scott Bright
The Trails Preservation Alliance wants to congratulate Scott Bright for his outstanding performance on the 2016 DAKAR. Scott is one of the TPA’s main supporter and guide for the Colorado...
Endangered Species Act Comments
Public Comment Processing Attn: Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0169 USFWS- MS: BPHC 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 RE: Methods for priority of reviews Docket Nos. Dear Sirs: Please accept this...
TPA Alert to the PSI law suit implementation plan
Litigation involving the Pike/San Isabel NF Travel Management We wanted to update you on recent developments on the Pike/San Isabel NF. The USFS recently settled a challenge to the analysis...
2015 Ride with Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride with Respect Year in Review 2015 www.ridewithrespect.org Another year, and another couple-thousand hours of trail work is done by Ride with Respect (RwR). Frankly, keeping public...
Appeal of Grand Junction RMP ROD
BLM, Colorado State Office Div. of Energy, Lands, and Minerals (CO-920) 2850 Youngfield Street Lakewood, CO 80215 U.S. Department of the Interior, Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain Region 755 Parfet Street,...
2016 Colorado 600 Registration
Online registration starts March 1st! 2016 Ride dates: September 11th – 16th The new website is live! www.colorado600.org What is it? The Colorado 600 is a five day ride and...
Scott Bright at Dakar
Follow Scott Bright, a Colorado 600 guide and rider as he takes on the Dakar challenge. We’re seeing him post mostly on his Instagram account – so check out his...