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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...
Objections to Rico West Dolores Travel Management Draft
Delivered via email to r02admin_review@fs.fed.us Objection Reviewing Officer San Juan National Forest 15 Burnett Court Durango, CO 81301 RE: Objections to Rico West Dolores Travel Management Draft Exhibits Dear Objection...
Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA) 2017 End of Year Report
TPA 2017 End of Year Report This report provides an overview of the TPA’s 2017 activities, accomplishments and events. For a more detailed review, please visit our “News” tab on...
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...
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...
Thank you Shady Burro!
The Colorado Trails Preservation would like to thank Shady Burro Enduro for the five thousand dollar donation!
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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...
San Juan Trail Riders ‐ Member ALERT!
From: The SJTR Board of Directors The Rico/West Dolores issue has spiked again, with the November 14, 2017 release of two Draft Records of Decision. We make this announcement to...
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...
Looking for a trail? Check out the The Colorado Trail Explorer!
The Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) is an online interactive map connecting Coloradans and visitors to rewarding trail experiences by enabling anyone with a browser to explore over 39,000 miles of...
Welcome Ranger McCombs
Welcome Ranger McCombs Gunnison Ranger District 216 N. Colorado Gunnison, CO 81230 Attn: Matt McCombs, District Ranger Dear Ranger McCombs: On Behalf of the Colorado Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA), Colorado...
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...
Input Regarding BLM Planning Process
Input regarding BLM planning process US Department of Interior Att: Secretary Ryan Zinke 1840 C Street NW Washington DC 20006 Via 1st Class Mail and electronic submission Bureau of Land...