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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...
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...
Appeal of Moab Field Office 9/28/23 Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges TMP
Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO), Colorado Off Road Enterprise (CORE), Ride with Respect (RwR), and Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) filed an appeal with the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA)...
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....
2024 Ride with Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride With Respect Year in Review 2024www.ridewithrespect.org In 2024, Ride with Respect (RwR) focused on fighting a wave of excessive restrictions to recreational access that swept across...
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Comments
Michelle Kerns, SuperintendentGlen Canyon National Recreation AreaP.O. Box 1507Page, AZ 86040 RE: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Motor Vehicles (NPS-2024-0005-0001) Dear Superintendent Kerns: Please accept this correspondence from the above...
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...
Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge TMP Comments
Bureau of Land ManagementRichfield Field Office150 East 900 NorthRichfield, UT 84701 RE: Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge TMP (DOI-BLM-UT-C020-2018-0006-EA) Also see:June 10 2024: Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge TMP Comments...
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...
San Rafael Swell TMP Addendum to Supplementary Comments from RwR TPA CORE
Bureau of Land ManagementPrice Field Office125 South 600 WestMonticello, Utah 84501 RE: San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan (DOI-BLM-UT-G020-2019-0019-EA) Also See: March 3, 2021 Comments BLM Scoping Document in the...
San Rafael Swell TMP Supplementary Comments from RwR TPA CORE
Bureau of Land ManagementPrice Field Office125 South 600 WestMonticello, Utah 84501 RE: San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan (DOI-BLM-UT-G020-2019-0019-EA) Dear SRS TMP Project Manager: These comments on the BLM’s Draft...
San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan Comments
BLM Price Field Office,125 South 600 WestPrice, UT 84501 Via Portal Only Re: San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan Dear Sirs: Please accept this correspondence as the request of the...
Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan Comments
Bureau of Land ManagementMonticello Field Office365 North Main StreetMonticello, Utah 84535 RE: Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan (DOI-BLM-UT-Y020-2022-0030-RMP-EIS) Also see:October 31, 2022: Bears Ears National Monument Comments from...
Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge TMP Comments
Bureau of Land ManagementRichfield Field Office150 East 900 NorthRichfield, UT 84701 RE: Henry Mountains and Fremont Gorge TMP (DOI-BLM-UT-C020-2018-0006-EA) Dear BLM Planning Team: Please accept this correspondence 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...
2023 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride With Respect Year in Review 2023 www.ridewithrespect.org 2023 was another eventful year for Ride with Respect (RwR). While continuing to promote responsible recreation practices and assist...
Manti-La Sal National Forest Land and RMP - TPA and RWR Comments
Manti-La Sal National Forest Supervisor’s Office Attn: Forest Plan Revision 599 West Price River Drive Price, UT, 84501 Re: Manti-La Sal National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan #50121 Dear...
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:...
Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges (Moab, UT) TMP - Notice of Appeal, Petition for Stay and Declaration of Clif Koontz
Documents: Notice of Appeal PETITION FOR A STAY OF DECISION PENDING APPEAL DECLARATION OF CLIF KOONTZ J. Mark Ward (Utah Bar No. 4436) 3004 W. Sweet Blossom Drive South Jordan,...
Objections to Ashley National Forest Land Management Plan FEIS and DROD
Submitted June 20, 2023 to: the Objection Review Officer of the Ashley National Forest Submitted by: Ride with Respect, Trails Preservation Alliance and Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition Objection of Ride...
Labyrinth Rims, MOAB Camping Management Plans Comments
Bureau of Land Management Moab Field Office 82 East Dogwood Moab, UT 84532 Attention: Camping Proposals RE: Managing Camping within Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges SRMA (DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2021-0094-EA) Dear BLM Planning Team: Please...
Red Cliffs/Warner Valley Land Swap Comments
Red Cliffs/Warner Valley Land Exchange Bureau of Land Management Stephanie Trujillo, Realty Specialist 3 45 East Riverside Drive St. George, UT 84790 Re: Red Cliffs/Warner Valley Land Swap Project #2022389/510...
2022 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride with Respect Year in Review 2022 www.ridewithrespect.org In 2022, Ride with Respect’s work progressed in every direction, literally and figuratively. Our advocacy of access for responsible...
Bears Ears Monument Planning Assessment Comments
BLM Monticello Field Office ATTN: Monument Planning 365 North Main Monticello, UT 84535 RE: Bears Ears Monument Planning Assessment Dear Planning Team: The above Organizations are submitting these comments to...
Bears Ears National Monument Comments from Ride with Respect
Note: This is a letter from Ride with Respect, a local OHV group that has been supported by the TPA since 2007. Shared with permission. Bureau of Land Management Monticello...
Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges - Moab, UT - Travel Management Plan Comments
BLM Moab Field Office Attn: Labyrinth/Gemini Bridges Travel Management 82 East Dogwood Moab, UT 84532 Re: Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan EA #DOI-BLM-UT-Y010-2020-0097-EA Dear Planning Team Members: The Trails...
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...
Reconsideration of 2020 San Rafael Desert Travel Management Travel Management Plan - Comments
Bureau of Land Management Price Field Office 125 South 600 West Price, UT 84501 RE: Reconsideration of 2020 San Rafael Desert Travel Management Travel Management Plan Dear BLM Planning Team:...
August 2022 Newsletter
Update from the Trails Preservation Alliance Hello Friends! We are in the midst of our peak riding season in Colorado and with any luck, this message will find its way...
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 &...
Ashley National Forest DEIS Comments
Ashley National Forest Att: Forest Plan Revision 355 North Vernal Ave Vernal, Ut 84078-1703 RE: Forest Plan Revision Dear Forest Plan Revision Team: The above Organizations are submitting these comments...
2021 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride with Respect Year in Review 2021 www.ridewithrespect.org 2020 had been a tough year for most people, and 2021 was more of the same in some ways....
Book Cliffs (Utah) Travel Management Area Comments
Book Cliffs Travel Management Area Comments Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office 170 South 500 East Vernal, UT 84078 Dear BLM Planning Team: We appreciate the opportunity to comment...
Ride With Respect Noise Letter to Grand County and Moab City
This letter is being reprinted here with permission from Ride with Respect (RwR). This letter was written by RwR to Grand County and Moab City regarding sound regulations. In the...
Public Scoping Comments Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan
Ride with Respect, COHVCO and the TPA comment in the scoping phase for the Labyrinth Rims/Gemini Bridges Travel Management Plan near Moab, UT. Submitted through the BLM EPlanning Website on...
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...
Proposed Beaver Creek Restoration Project in the La Sal Mountains Comments
Balance Resources Utah Nonprofit Corporation 3004 W Sweet Blossom Drive South Jordan, UT 84095 801-783-7643 mark@balanceresources.org Louis (Ted) Neff, Deputy District Ranger Moab-Monticello Ranger District Manti-La Sal National Forest 62...
Comments BLM Scoping Document in the San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan
Submitted through the BLM EPlanning Website on the BLM National NEPA Register ATTENTION: Daniel Kauffman Project Lead Green River District Planning and Environmental Coordinator Bureau of Land Management blm_ut_pr_comments@blm.gov RE:...
Manti LaSal National Forest - Forest Plan Revision Comments
Manti LaSal National Forest Att: Supervisor’s Office 599 West Price River Drive Price UT 84501 January 25, 2021 RE: Forest Plan Revision Dear Supervisor Nehl: The Organizations (Trails Preservation Alliance...
2020 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride with Respect Year in Review 2020 www.ridewithrespect.org On rough trails, when scanning ahead for obstacles, you can sometimes find a line that threads the needle to...
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...
2019 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission 2019 Ride with Respect Year in Review www.ridewithrespect.org For Ride with Respect, 2019 has been about broadening the foundation. Essentially we slogged through several initiatives, both inside...
San Rafael Desert (SRD) Travel Management Area (TMA) Comments
Bureau of Land Management 2019 Price Field Office 125 South 600 West Price, Utah 84501 Desert (SRD) Travel Management Area (TMA) Comments Dear BLM Planning Team: Please accept these comments...
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...
Ride with Repect 2018 Year in Review
Ride with Repect 2018 Year in Review The prevailing theme for Ride with Respect (RwR) in 2018 was partnerships. With help from near and far, we contributed nearly another thousand...
2017 Ride With Respect Year in Review
Reprinted with permission Ride with Respect Year in Review 2017 www.ridewithrespect.org Another year, another handful of trails improved. In 2017, Ride with Respect (RwR) contributed three-and-a-half-thousand hours of quality work...
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...
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...
Letter to Sec Ryan Zinke - Re: Bears Ears National Monument Utah
Review of the Bears Ears National Monument, Utah The Honorable Ryan Zinke Secretary of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington DC 20240 RE: Review...
Comments on Bears Ears National Monument
Comments on Bears Ears National Monument By Rainer Huck, Ph.D. I have lived in Utah since 1949 and have been a public lands access-for-all activist since 1987. I was president...
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...
2016 Ride with Respect Year in Review
Ride with Respect Year in Review Ride with Respect 395 McGill Avenue Moab, UT 84532 435-259-8334 501(c)(3) Sometimes even when you’re in the middle of nowhere, the world has a...
The Little Known History of Moab's Slick Rock Trail
Article excerpt from: MTB Project Written by Franklin Seal The little known history of Moab’s slick rock trail Where have all the skateboarders gone? The first official sign marking Slickrock...
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...
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...
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...