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Public Lands Access Restoration Act
THE PROBLEM: MORE USERS, LESS ACCESS Before 2005, motorized users could assume trails on public lands were open unless clearly marked as closed. Widespread access meant trails weren’t overused and...
Executive Director Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands
Testimony of Chad Hixon, Trails Preservation Alliance Representing the Trails Preservation Alliance Before the House Natural Resources Committee Subcommittee on Federal Lands Legislative Hearing on HR 7979 March 26, 2026...
2025 PPRD VegMgm EA comments
December 17, 2025 PSICC Supervisor’s Office 2840 Kachina Drive Pueblo CO 81008 719.553.1400Attn: Amber Wyndham and interdisciplinary NEPA Team Dear PSICC NEPA team, The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) appreciates the...
Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan
October 23rd, 2025 Bureau of Land ManagementMoab Field Office 82 E Dogwood AveMoab, UT 84532 Re: Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan EA #DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2020-0097-EA Dear BLM Planning Team: Please accept...
NEPA Litigation Snapshot
NEPA LITIGATION SNAPSHOT (2001-2024) 2,833+ CASES 2,160 DISTRICTS + 673 APPELLATE USFS, BLM, DOI 50+ OF CASES I AGENCIES WIN 75-80% 72% ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS 10 GROUPS = 35% OF CASES...
TPA in Washington: Advancing Access and Stewardship
In May, the Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) made a strategic trip to Washington, DC to strengthen our voice at the federal level. Executive Director Chad Hixon, Legal Counsel Kent Holsinger,...
2025 Taos Canyon Restoration Project
June 7, 2025 Carson National Forest Supervisor’s Office208 Cruz Alta RoadTaos, NM 87571575-758-6200Attn: Taos Canyon Restoration Project- NEPA Team and Peter Rich Dear Taos Canyon Restoration Planning Team, The Trails...
Press Release: Rider Groups Appeal BLM's Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan, Citing Legal Violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rider Groups Appeal BLM’s Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan, Citing Legal Violations DENVER, CO (April 21, 2025) – Four leading off-highway vehicle (OHV) organizations – the Colorado...
USFS rationale for seasonal closures on select single-track motorcycle routes on the Uncompahgre Plateau
To: Chad HixonTrails Preservation Alliance From: Rob Roy Ramey II, Ph.D.Wildlife Science International., Inc. RE: USFS rationale for seasonal closures on select single-track motorcycle routes on the Uncompahgre Plateau. 28...
BLM Finalized San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan
Due in large part to your public comments, we are sharing a better than expected outcome from the BLM’s finalized San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan (TMP) released yesterday afternoon....
South Sand Wash OHV Area Recreation Area Management Plan
Little Snake Field OfficeAttention: South Sand Wash Open OHV Area Recreation Area Management Plan455 Emerson St.Craig, CO 81625 RE: South Sand Wash OHV Area RAMP Dear Sirs: Please accept this...
Only 8% of the Trails in Colorado are Open to Motorcycles
At 2,273 miles, only 8% of the trails in Colorado are open to motorcycles. We want to see that mileage increase! Colorado’s population is greater than ever and still growing,...
Bears Ears National Monument RMP Protest
BLM DirectorAttention: Protest Coordinator (HQ210)Denver Federal Center, Building 40 (Door W-4)Lakewood, CO 80215 RE: Bears Ears National Monument RMP (DOI-BLM-UT-Y020-2022-0030-RMP-EIS) Also see:July 1, 2024 Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management...
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Proposed RMP Protest
BLM DirectorAttention: Protest Coordinator (HQ210)Denver Federal Center, Building 40 (Door W-4)Lakewood, CO 80215 RE: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument RMP (DOI-BLM-UT-P010-2022-0006-RMP-EIS) Dear BLM Director: Please accept this protest from the above...
Bears Ears Proposal RMP revision
BLM Monticello Field OfficeATTN: Monument Planning365 North MainMonticello, UT 84535 RE: Bears Ears Proposal RMP revision Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the support of the above Organizations for...
Recreational Trails Program Waiver
Federal Highways AdministrationVia Portal @ http://www.regulations.gov,Docket: DOT-OST-2023-0037 & DOT-OST- 2023-0040 RE: Notice of Proposed Waiver of Buy America Requirements for De Minimis Costs, Small Grants, and Minor Components, Docket #...
Wolverine reintroduction in Colorado
Senator Perry Will200 East Colfax RM 346Denver, CO 80203 Senator Dylan Roberts200 East Colfax RM 346Denver, CO 80203 Representative McLachlan200 East Colfax RM 307Denver CO 80203 Representative Mauroa200 East Colfax,...
2024 SCORP Development Effort
Colorado Parks and WildlifeAttn: Jody KennedyVia Email at jody.kennedy@state.co.us RE: 2024 SCORP Development Effort Dear Ms. Kennedy: Please accept these comments from the Trail Preservation Alliance regarding the development of...
Concerns Regarding CPW Commissioner Confirmations
Members of the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources CommitteeVia Email Only Re: Concerns regarding CPW Commissioner Confirmations Dear Committee Members: Please accept this correspondence as the statement of the significant...
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument RMP
Bureau of Land Management GSENM RMP Project Manager BLM Paria River District 669 S Highway 89A Kanab, UT 84741 RE: Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument RMP (DOI-BLM-UT-P010-2022-0006-RMP-EIS) Dear BLM Planning Team:...
Salida Leadville NOPA Camping
RE: Salida Leadville NOPA Camping Dear Planning Team Members: Please accept this correspondence as comments on the Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) Salida/Leadville Forest Service Districts Vehicle Based Dispersed Camping...
Rio Grande National Forest Case Win
MSLF announces first win in Rio Grande National Forest case Republished with permission from Mountain State Legal Foundation Mountain States Legal Foundation continues to rack up victories early in 2023...
Seasonal Trail Closures - Salida Ranger District Trails # 1434, 1412 & 1336
Re: Seasonal Trail Closures – Salida Ranger District Trails # 1434, 1412 & 1336 To whom it may concern, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on updates to the...
2023 LWCF / Non-motorized Grant Applications
CPW Trails Program Via Email only @ Trails@state.co.us Re: 2023 LWCF / Non-motorized Grant applications Dear Committee Members; Please accept this correspondence as the comments of the above Organizations regarding...
Camp Hale Proclamation is a Big Win for Recreation
On October 12, 2022, President Biden signed a Proclamation designating more than 53,000 acres outside Minturn, Colorado as the Camp Hale/Continental Divide National Monument. In this Proclamation, summer and winter...
EXTENDED DEADLINE! Save access to the Labyrinth Rims and Gemini Bridges roads and trails - Moab, UT
Extensive closures are proposed to world-class trails in the Labyrinth Rims and Gemini Bridges area. The BLM needs your input to protect them! – Comments are due Friday, October 7th...
The Wildfire Response & Drought Resiliency Act
Congressman Joe Neguse 1419 Longworth HOB Washington DC 20515 RE: THE WILDFIRE RESPONSE AND DROUGHT RESILIENCY ACT HR 5118 Dear Congressman Neguse; Please accept this correspondence as the opposition of...
Keep Routt Wild - Halt the RNF Rainbow Family Gathering
U.S.D.A. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region Attn: Frank Beum, Regional Forester 1617 Cole Blvd Lakewood, CO 80401 Rainbow Family Letter Dear Mr. Beum: The Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) calls on...
Moab Camping Management
Moab Camping Management & Wildlife Report – RWR, TPA, CORE & COHVCO Labyrinth Rims Camping Proposal – ORBA, UFWDA & One Voice Utah Rims Camping Proposal – ORBA, UFWDA &...
CORE Wilderness Proposal - CORE Act S. 173
Senator Joseph Manchin 306 Hart Senate Office Bldg Washington DC 20510 Re: CORE Act S. 173 Dear Senator Manchin; The above Organizations are contacting you to express our vigorous opposition...
EPA Revised Waters of the United States
US Environmental Protection Agency/ Army Corp of Engineers Via Electronic Portal Re: Revised Waters of the United States Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-20210602 Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the...
Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act HR3128/S736
Specialty Equipment Market Association Att: Stuart Gosswein, Sr. Dir. Government Affairs Via Email Only RE: Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act HR3128/S736 Dear Mr. Gosswein: Please accept this correspondence as...
Outdoor Recreation Act S.3266
Senator Joe Manchin 306 Hart Office Bldg. Washington DC 20510 Senator John Barrasso 307 Dirksen Office Bldg Re: Outdoor Recreation Act S.3266 Dear Senators Manchin and Barrasso: The above Organizations...
Fisher Peak Stakeholder meeting follow-up
Mitch Martin Mitch.martin@state.co.us Fisher Peak development team Info@fisherspeakstatepark.com Jeni Jackson Jeni.Jackson@trinidad.co.gov Lucas Svare Lucas.svare@state.com.us RE: Fisher Peak Stakeholder meeting follow-up Dear Mitch, Jeni and Team: We wanted to say thank...
GMUG Details - TPA endorses Alternative C
Background The Grand Mesa Uncompahgre Gunnison (GMUG) National Forest released its Draft Forest Plan and Draft Environment Impact Statement (DEIS) and your input is requested. This Forest Plan provides a...
Foundational Issues Identified in the GMUG Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Alternative A
GMUG National Forest 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 Re: Foundational problems with Draft GMUG RMP Dear Sirs: The above Organizations are contacting you to provide a more detailed...
Peer Review of the Chaffee County "Wildlife Decision Support Tools for Recreation"
20210730 Ramey Peer Review Chaffee Tool and Plan To: Chaffee County Commissioners P.O. Box 699, 104 Crestone Avenue Salida, Colorado 81201 From: Rob Roy Ramey II, Ph.D. Wildlife Science International,...
TPA, COHVCO, CORE and CSA Provide Input to Keystone on Wolf Reintroduction Planning
Keystone Facilitation Att: Julie Shapiro 1628 Saints John Road Keystone, CO 80435 Re: Gray Wolf Stakeholder Meeting Dear Julie: The Organizations deeply appreciate Keystone’s development of a mechanism for written...
TPA Suggests Revisions to the GMUG Resource Management Plan
GMUG National Forest Att: Chad Stewart, Forest Supervisor 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 Re: GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision Dear Chad: Please accept this correspondence as a continuation...
USFS Commends Motorized Groups for Improved Trail Conditions (10-Year Trail Shared Stewardship Challenge)
Letter from United States Forest Service (USFS) Washington File Code: 2400 Date: June 17, 2021 Mr. Scott Jones scott.jones46@yahoo.com Dear Mr. Jones: Thank you for your letter of April 18,...
Pre-Scoping Public Input - Chaffee County Camping and Travel Management Plan
United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Royal Gorge Field Office 3028 E. Main Street Cañon City, CO 81212 SUBJECT: Pre-Scoping Public Input – Chaffee County Camping...
Input on the Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad
Department of Interior Via email only @ oiea@ios.doi.gov Re: EO 14008 – Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as...
MOAB Ongoing Travel Management Plan Update
A lot of information is being shared about the Travel Management Plan (TMP) in Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges area North West of Moab on social media right now. It’s great to...
Wolf reintroduction in Colorado SB 21-105
Senator Don Corum 200 East Colfax, Rm 346 Denver CO 80203 Representative Perry Will 200 East Colfax, Rm 307 Denver CO 80203 Re: Wolf reintroduction in Colorado SB 21-105 Dear...
Funding wolf reintroduction in Colorado HB 21-1040
Representative Perry Will 200 East Colfax, Rm 307 Denver CO 80203 Re: Funding wolf reintroduction in Colorado HB 21-1040 Dear Representative Will: Please accept this correspondence as the vigorous support...
2021 Omnibus Wilderness & Amendments
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert Att: Jeff Smalls & Ashley Higgins 1609 Longworth HOB Washington DC 20515 Re: 2021 Omnibus Wilderness & Amendments Dear Jeff and Ashley; Please accept this correspondence as...
Emergency Closure Order on the Methow Valley Ranger District Objection
Okanogan – Wenatchee NF ATT: Kristian Bail, Forest Supervisor 215 Melody Lane Wenatchee, WA 98801 RE: Emergency Order 06-17-04-20-25 Dear Supervisor Bail: The Organizations are writing to express our vigorous...
Dolores Ranger District Adds New Routes in Recent Decision - Chicken Creek Trail
Reprinted with permission – a message via email from the San Juan Trail Riders. Dolores Ranger District, San Juan National Forest Chicken Creek Trail Project Decision Motorized Trails Per the...
The TPA Helps Ride with Respect Save Valuable Routes Southwest of Moab Utah
Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office 82 East Dogwood Avenue Moab, UT 84532 Re: Comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment of the Canyon Rims Travel Management Area Dear BLM...
Great American Outdoor Act (GAOA) Proposed Project List for 2020/2021
US Forest Service -Region 2 VIA Electronic portal submission only Re: Proposed 20/21 project list under GAOA Dear Sirs: The above Organizations welcome the opportunity to voice our support for...
Definition of Habitat Areas - US Fish and Wildlife Services (USFWS)
UD Fish and Wildlife Service MS: PRB(3W) 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Re: Definition of Habitat Areas Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2020–0047 Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the...
Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind
Introduction: TPA’s role in helping to develop Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s (CPW), Planning Trails with Wildlife in Mind Guide and the Advisory Group for the development of the Guide. The...
Proposed regulations of Electric Bicycles RN 1004-AE72
US Department of Interior Director, BLM Mail Stop 2134 LM 1849 C St. NW ATT: RN 1004-AE72 Washington, DC 20240 Re: Proposed regulations of Electric Bicycles – RN 1004-AE72 Dear...
UPDATE: ACTION ALERT $5 Million In Colorado OHV Funds At Stake
We wanted to provide an update on the OHV fund situation after a week of hearings with the Joint Budget Committee… RIGHT NOW WE ARE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC. Here is why:...
A Call to Action for all Outdoorsmen Across America - AZ Backcountry Explorers
Article dated January 12, 2020 from the Arizona Backcountry Explorers website. There is a lot of good information and recommendations – check out the entire article on their site. The...
Colorado Trails Program Funding Rescission - Letter to the JBC
Colorado Trails Program Funding Rescission Sent via email to: Senator Dominick Moreno dominick.moreno.senate@state.co.us Representative Daneya Esgar Daneya.esgar.senate@state.co.us Representative Julie McCluskie Julie.mccluskie.house@state.co.us Senator Bob Rankin bob.rankin.senate@state.co.us Representative Kim Ransom kim.ransom.house@state.co.us Senator...
ACTION ALERT! $5 Million In Colorado OHV Funds At Stake
We need your help to protect the OHV funding program! It has come to our attention that the Colorado Joint Budget Committee (JBC) is looking at rescinding all or part...
Gila National Forest revised draft RMP/Planning
Gila National Forest Att: Plan Revision 3005 E. Camino del Bosque Silver City, NM 88061 Re: Gila NF revised draft RMP/Planning Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the comments...
Action Alert: Council for Environmental Quality NEPA process
Action Alert: CEQ NEPA Revisions The Council for Environmental Quality is seeking to make the entire NEPA process more effective and efficient. We are asking for your comments in support...
Silverton TMP Project Draft EA
Bureau of Land Management Gunnison Field Office 201 West Spencer Ave. suite A Gunnison, CO 81230 Re: Silverton TMP Project Draft EA To: To the Reviewing Officer Introduction: Please accept...