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Trails Preservation Alliance 2018 End of Year Report
2018 TPA End of Year Report This End of Year Report provides an overview of the TPA’s 2018 activities, significant accomplishments and events. For a more detailed review, please visit...
Rio Grande National Forest, Forest Plan Revision Comments
Dan Dallas Forest Supervisor Rio Grande National Forest 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Rio Grande National Forest, Forest Plan Revision Comments Dear Supervisor Dallas: Please accept these...
Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District Muddy Pass/Sheephorn Project Comments
Rick Truex Acting District Ranger c/o Brett Crary, Forester White River National Forest P.O. Box 190 Minturn, CO, 81645 Eagle-Holy Cross Ranger District Muddy Pass/Sheephorn Project Comments Dear Ranger Truex:...
GMUG Comments regarding Roads to Trails Conversion
Chad Stewart Acting Forest Supervisor Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 RE: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre & Gunnison National Forest (GMUG), Forest Plan...
Roads to Trails Conversion Rio Grande National Forest
Dan Dallas Forest Supervisor Rio Grande National Forest 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, CO 81144 Rio Grande National Forest, Forest Plan Revision and Travel Management Comments regarding the conversion...
New Colorado 600 Video!
Watch the new Rocky Mountain ATV MC video about the Colorado 600! From Rocky Mountain ATV MC: The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting...
Conversion of National Forest System Roads to Multiple Use Trails
PSI MVUM EIS Travel Management Team Pike & San Isabel National Forests 2840 Kachina Dr. Pueblo, CO 81008 RE: Pike & San Isabel National Forest, Travel Management EIS – Comments...
Letter of Support - Carson National Forest
Letter of Support for the Carson National Forest, Camino Real Ranger District – OHV Stacked Loop System RTP Grant application. Ms. Glendenning Acting Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Coordinator New Mexico...
Teton WPLI Opposition
Teton County Commissioners 200 S. Willow Street PO Box 3594 Jackson, Wy 3594 Via email @ commissioners@tetoncounty.wy.gov Re: Teton WPLI Opposition Dear Commissioners: he above Organizations welcome the opportunity provided...
Review: 2019 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
TPA/COHVCO Staff Review: 2019 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan Staff from the Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) and the Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) recently had the opportunity to review the...
South Rampart Travel Management Plan
There has been a renewed interest in the South Rampart Travel Management Plan, see the original document from 2011 for reference. Download the USDA Environmental Assessment Overview (download the entire...
UPSHIFT Magazine Article - October 2018 - Colorado 600
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY: CHAD DE ALVA spread from UPSHIFT magazine, photo: Chad De Alva If the word symposium makes this whole thing sound unappealing – don’t let it. Even if...
Critical Action Alert: San Juan Trail Riders
To all our members and other loyal constituents: As many of you already know San Juan Trail Riders has been working diligently for more than 9 years with the U.S....
Press Release: Trail Riders Bring Suit Challenging Rico West Dolores Plan
Denver, CO: Several organizations recently filed a lawsuit challenging the Rico West Dolores Travel Management Project Decision on the Dolores District of the San Juan National Forest. The parties bringing...
Lawsuit - San Juan National Forest
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No: _________________________ TRAILS PRESERVATION ALLIANCE, SAN JUAN TRAIL RIDERS, PUBLIC ACCESS PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffs, v. U.S. FOREST SERVICE; SAN...
Sue and Settle Secretarial Order
This effort will move towards greater transparency in the land management process and hopefully reduce the use of the endangered species act as an alternative to planning by those opposed...
Conceptual paper on Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act Proposal
DRAFT – DRAFT – DRAFT – DRAFT – DRAFT – DRAFT Conceptual paper on Continental Divide Wilderness and Recreation Act Proposal (HR 2554) for discussion purposes only December 13, 2016...
GMUG RMP Revision Wilderness Inventory
GMUG National Forest Att: Planning Team Revision 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 Re: GMUG RMP Revision Wilderness Inventory Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the input of...
OHV Grant Writing Assistance
The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) has staff with substantial experience with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division’s (CPW) Trails Program. This statewide program within CPW provides grants for trail-related projects...
Council on Environmental Quality Comments
Council on Environmental Quality Att: Edward Boling, Assistant Director of NEPA Via portal only@ www.regulations.gov Re: CEQ-2018-0001 Dear Mr. Boling: The above Organizations welcome the opportunity provided in this comment...
In Defense of Off-Roading
Dirt bikes and 4x4s aren’t nearly as bad for the environment as you might think. (Hear me out.) Every time we publish an article about a truck, dirt bike, or...
Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Att: Chairman John Barrasso 410 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Re: Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 Dear Senator Barrasso: Governors...
CCMR Monarch Crest Signage Project
Email from Chad Hixon centralcoloradomountainriders@gmail.com Hello CCMR! We are very pleased to announce that the first in a series of signs to be installed on multi use trails throughout the...
Navigating the Forest Service “Predecisional” Review Process
By Paul Turcke Lead Counsel Sharetrails.Org/BRC We’re working on some important projects, during which several participants have remarked at the “strange” or “convoluted” US Forest Service administrative process. It might...
GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision
GMUG National Forest Att: Planning team revision 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 Re: GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the input of...
Pike & San Isabel NF Travel Management Hotel Gulch
Travel Management Pike & San Isabel National Forests 2840 Kachina Dr. Pueblo, CO 81008 Submitted via email to: comments@psitravelmanagement.org Re: Pike & San Isabel National Forest, Travel Management EIS Comments...
Gunnison Public Lands Initiative
Gunnison Public Lands Initiative Via email only @ info@gunnisonpubliclands.org RE: Gunnison Public Lands Initiative Dear Sirs; Please accept this correspondence as the preliminary input of the above Organizations vigorously opposing...
Access is Key to All Forms of Recreation
Access to public lands, it’s more than just OHV recreation… Many forms of recreation on public lands depend upon “access” by motorized vehicle to reach the desired recreational opportunities, activity...
Objections to the Draft Decision Badger Flats
USDA Forest Service Region 2 Rocky Mountain Region Attn.: Objection Reviewing Officer 1617 Cole Boulevard, Building 17 Lakewood, CO 80401 RE: Objections to the DRAFT DECISION NOTICE AND FINDING OF...
NOHVCC Newsletter: Interior Secretary Reaffirms Commitment to Recreation!
Published with permission from the NOHVCC Newsletter http://www.nohvcc.org Please see the below press release from the Office of the Secretary of The Interior announcing Secretary Zinke’s efforts to prioritize recreation...
TPA leads Breakout Session at Upcoming Partners in the Outdoors Conference
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is once again hosting the Partners in the Outdoors Conference in Breckenridge 9-11 May, 2018 at the Beaver Run Resort (http://cpw.state.co.us/partners2018). The Partners in the Outdoors...
Gila NF Planning
Gila National Forest Att: Plan Revision 3005 E. Camino del Bosque Silver City, NM 88061 Re: Gila NF Planning Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the comments of the...
ALERT: Update - PSI Public Motor Vehicle Use EIS
Working drafts of the first two chapters of the United States Forest Service (USFS), Pike and San Isabel (PSI) National Forests Public Motor Vehicle Use, DRAFT Environmental Impact Study (EIS)...
The Plunge Proposal
BLM Grand Junction Field Office ATTN: Palisade Plunge Trail 2815 H Road Grand Junction, CO 81506 GMUG National Forest Att: Scott Armentrout 2250 Highway 50 Delta, CO 81416 Re: The...
TPA elects new Board of Directors
Marking ten years of hard work and success in protecting multiple-use access to trails in the Rocky Mountain Region, the Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) has elected a new board of...
San Juan Wilderness Proposal
Senator Michael Bennet Att: John Whitney 835 East 2nd Ave Suite 206 Durango, CO 81301 Senator Cory Gardner Att: Betsy Bair 400 Rood Ave, Federal Bldg.- Suite 220 Grand Junction...
Santa Fe National Forest Planning
Santa Fe National Forest Att: Maria Garcia, Forest Supervisor 11 Forest Lane Santa Fe, NM 87508 Re: Santa Fe NF Planning Dear Ms. Garcia: Please accept this correspondence as the...
Continental Divide Recreation Wilderness and Camp Hale Act
Senator Michael Bennett Att: John Whitney 835 East 2nd Ave, Suite 206 Durango, CO 81301 Congressman Jared Polis Att: Nissa Ericson PO Box 1453 Frisco, CO 80443 Re: Continental Divide...
Guidelines for Working with Land Managers - Power Tools
Guidelines for Working with Land Managers – Power Tools The Trails Preservation Alliance, using materials and references from the National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council (NOHVCC) and the Blue Ribbon Coalition...
Press Release: Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage
Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage – Conclusions of Dept. of Commerce Research Contact: Scott Jones, Esq. Telephone: 518-281-5810 Email: Scott.jones46@yahoo.com Website www.cohvco.org & www.coloradotpa.org Department of Commerce research...
Statewide Stewardship Initiative Letter of Concern
Statewide Stewardship Initiative Letter of Concern Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Att: Dean Winstanley & Jason Bertolacci 600 South Marion Parkway Denver, CO 80209 Dear Dean and Jason; We wanted to...
Mad Rabbit Comments - Timberline Trailriders
Mad Rabbit Comments – Timberline Trailriders Hahns Peak-Bears Ears Ranger District Attn: Mad Rabbit Trails Project 925 Weiss Drive Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Sent via email to: comments-rm-medicine-bow-routt-hahns-peak-bears-ears@fs.fed.us Dear Sir...
Future Generations Act
Future Generations Act Senate Finance Committee 200 East Colfax Denver, CO 80203 Re: Future Generations Act SB18-143 Dear Committee Members: The above Organizations are contacting your Offices’ to voice our...
Mad Rabbit Proposal
USFS Hahns Peak Bears Ears Ranger District Att: Mad Rabbit Trails Project 925 Weiss Road Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Re: Mad Rabbit Proposal Dear Mr. Foster; Please accept this correspondence...
Input regarding NEPA Streamlining process
USDA Forest Service NEPA Services Group C/O Amy Barker Geospacial Technology & Applications Center 222 West 2300 South Salt Lake City, 84119 RE: Input regarding NEPA Streamlining process Dear Ms....
Additional and Supplemental Input regarding NEPA Streamlining Process
USDA Forest Service NEPA Services Group C/O Amy Barker Geospatial Technology & Applications Center 222 West 2300 South Salt Lake City, 84119 Additional and Supplemental Input regarding NEPA Streamlining Process...
GMUG - Forest Plan Revision Wilderness Inventory Comments
Attn: Forest Plan Revision Team Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests 2250 South Main St Delta, Colorado 81416 RE: Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) – Forest...