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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...
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...
State OHV Action Plan Process To Move Forward In Colorado (NOHVCC)
NOHVCC is working in partnership with the US Forest Service (USFS), the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), and the Colorado Off-Highway...
Carson National Forest Plan Revision
Plan Revision Team Carson National Forest 208 Cruz Alta Rd. Taos, NM 87571 RE: Carson National Forest Plan Revision Dear Sirs: Please accept this document as the comment to the...
Revised Mad Rabbit Proposal
USFS Hahns Peak Bears Ears Ranger District Att: Mad Rabbit Trails Project 925 Weiss Road Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 Re: Revised Mad Rabbit Proposal Dear Ms. Humphries; Please accept this...
Lawsuit: Rico West Dolores Roads and Trails (Travel Management) Project Final Record of Decision
Here is the opening brief for Rico West Dolores Roads and Trails (Travel Management) Project Final Record of Decision lawsuit, please enjoy and wish us well as we proceed. Lawsuit...
Pre-NEPA Draft GMUG RMP
GMUG National Forest Att: Forest Plan revision 2250 South Main Street, Delta, CO 81416 Re: Pre-NEPA Draft GMUG RMP Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the comments of the...
North Sand Hills RAMP
Kremmling BLM FO Att: North Sand Hills RAMP PO Box 68 Kremmling, CO 80459 RE: North Sand Hills RAMP Dear John; Please accept this correspondence as the vigorous support of...
Summit County Colorado Off-Road Riders - Single-track Trails Video
Summit County Colorado Off-Road Riders (SCORR) released a new video highlighting some terrific single-track in the Summit County/Breckenridge area of Colorado. SCORR is an off-road motorcycle club and advocate in...
Review of the Alpine Triangle Final Recreational Area Management Plan and associated Environmental Assessment
Delivered via email to awelsh@blm.gov Andy Welsh Outdoor Recreation Planner/Realty Specialist Silverton Field Station Gunnison Field Office SUBJECT: Review of the Alpine Triangle Final Recreational Area Management Plan and associated...
NMOHVA Elephant Rock Motorcycle Trail System Support
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH Attention: Matt Seidel OHV Program Manager 7816 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 SUBJECT: Letter of Support for the 2019-2020 Off-Highway Vehicle Grant...
Minnie Gulch Connectivity Restoration
Delivered via email to ewaters@blm.gov Elijah Waters Field Manager BLM Gunnison Field Office Gunnison, CO 81230 SUBJECT: Public input to the Bureau of Land Management, Gunnison Field Office, Travel Management...
Colorado Wilderness and the CORE Act
Reposted with permission from The Smokey Wire : National Forest News and Views Original article:Colorado Wilderness and the CORE Act: Hearing From Those Left Out of the “Consensus” Corrected Version...
Summary of CORE Wilderness opposition
Senator Corey Gardner Att: Dustin Sherer 354 Russell Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Re: Summary of CORE Wilderness opposition Dear Senator Gardner; Please accept this correspondence a summary of our...
Action Alert: The Core Wilderness Proposal Needs Your Opposition!
Action Alert: The Core Wilderness Proposal Needs Your Opposition! Our Quick Thoughts: Senator Bennet and Representative Neguse recently proposed the CORE Wilderness Act and it prohibits motorized usage of almost...
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...
The Trouble With Legitimizing Mountain Biking's 'Pirate Trails'
Article reposted from WBUR OAG with permission – see the original post. WBUR www.wbur.org February 01, 2019 By Sam Evans-Brown A mountain bike trail in Thornton, N.H. (Courtesy Sam Evans-Brown)...
Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and Camp Hale Act
Senator Michael BennettAtt: John Whitney835 East 2nd Ave, Suite 206Durango, CO 81301 Congressman Jared PolisAtt: Nissa EricsonPO Box 1453Frisco, CO 80443 March 18, 2018 Re: Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness and...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision
Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision Rio Grande National Forest Attn: Forest Plan Revision Team 1803 W. Highway 160 Monte Vista, Co 81144 LivRE: Rio Grande National Forest Plan Revision...
HR 1349 – Wilderness Act Amendments
HR 1349 – Wilderness Act Amendments Congressman Scott Tipton 218 Cannon HOB Washington DC 20515 Senator Corey Gardner 354 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 Re: HR 1349 –...
Public Input on ACEC Evaluation – Vermillion Cliffs
Public Input on ACEC Evaluation – Vermillion Cliffs Delivered via email to utknmail@blm.gov DOI – BLM Kanab Field Office 669 S. Highway 89 A Kanab, UT 84741 RE: Public Input...
Public Input on ACEC Evaluation – Pariette Cactus
Public Input on ACEC Evaluation – Pariette Cactus Delivered via email to blm_ut_vernal_comments@blm.gov DOI – BLM Vernal Field Office 170 South 500 East Vernal, UT 84078 RE: Public Input on...
GMUG - Forest Plan Revision, DRAFT Assessment Reports
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests (GMUG) – Forest Plan Revision, DRAFT Assessment Reports Attn: Forest Plan Revision Team Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests 2250 South Main...
Recreational Trail Users of All Types Enjoy the Monarch Crest Trail Together
This is the Monarch Crest Trail, probably one of the most scenic and used trails in Colorado, by all trail user groups. You see all of types of recreational trail...
2017 Colorado Outdoor Industry Leadership Summit (COILS)
Background: In 2015, Governor Hickenlooper launched the formation of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC) (https://choosecolorado.com/key-industries/tourism-outdoor-recreation/). OREC is one of only two offices currently in the nation that provides...
PDAC Report on the 2017 Colorado Legislative Session - Bills of interest for powersports/motorcycle dealers
SB17-100 This landmark legislation changes the unobtainable insurance requirements of the Colorado Procurement Department to allow OHV clubs and snowmobile trail groups to continue getting grants for trail maintenance and...
Action Alert! The Rio Grande NF has released their draft resource management plan!
The Rio Grande NF has released their Proposed Action for the upcoming Forest Plan revision. We are supporting Alternative C of the Proposal as this provides a significant expansion of...
ANNOUNCEMENT: PSI Public Motor Vehicle Use EIS – Scoping Report is now available for public review
Scoping Report release announcement – Trails Preservation Alliance & COHVCO Scoping Report Pike and San Isabel National Forests, Public Motor Vehicle Use Environmental Impact Statement – USDA Forest Service (Note:...
Palisade Plunge Trail
Palisade Plunge Trail Katie Stevens Field Manager Grand Junction Field Office 2815 H. Road Grand Junction, CO 81506 Dear Katie: Thank you for your quick and detailed response to our...
GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision
GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision GMUG National Forest Att: Scott Armentrout, Forest Supervisor 2250 South Main Street Delta, CO 81416 Re: GMUG Resource Management Plan Revision Dear Mr. Armentrout: Please...
Closure and elimination of public access to the northern end of NFST 625
Closure and elimination of public access to the northern end of NFST 625 Gunnison Ranger District 216 N. Colorado Gunnison, CO 81230 Attn: Beth Anderson, Acting District Ranger & Matt...
Recreation Not Red Tape Act
Recreation Not Red Tape Act Senator Ron Wyden 221 Dirksen Office Building Washington DC 20510 Congressman Rob Bishop 123 Canon Office Building Washington DC 20515 Dear Senator Wyden and Congressman...
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - Forest Plan Revision
Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests – Forest Plan Revision Attn: Forest Plan Revision Team Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests 225 South Main St Delta, Colorado 81416...
Boggy Draw Trail System Expansion
Boggy Draw Trail System Expansion Dolores Ranger District Attn: Tom Rice, Recreation Staff Officer 29211 Highway 184 Dolores, CO 81323 Dear Tom: Please accept these comments as part of the...
ACTION ALERT! La Sal Mountains, Utah
Motorcycle Trail Riders, For the next couple days, we have a chance to show that responsible riders want some real trails in the La Sal Mountains in southeast Utah. Writing...
Hermosa Watershed Management Plan
Hermosa Watershed Management Plan Columbine Ranger District ATTN: Hermosa Comments POB 439 / 367 South Pearl Street Bayfield CO, 81122 RE: Hermosa Watershed Management Plan Dear Matt: Please accept this...
ACTION ALERT! USFS proposal expands trails in the Hermosa Creek Area
The US Forest Service has released a draft management plan for the Hermosa Creek Special Management area on the Columbine Ranger District of the San Juan NF. This area was...
Signal Peak Trails Plan
Signal Peak Trails Plan Gunnison Field Office Att: Jim Lovelace 210 West Spencer Ave, Suite A Gunnison CO 81230 RE: Signal Peak Trails Plan Dear Mr. Lovelace; Please accept this...