- Location
- Riverton, UT
We all need to support this coalition of OHV advocacy groups (Trails Preservation Alliance (TPA), Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO), and BlueRibbon Coalition (BRC)). The court also heard from lawyers representing the State of Utah and its State Institutional Trust Lands, the affected counties and the oil and gas industry. This is your state that is being attacked and your lifestyle so donate freely.
Jackjoh
Friends,
I just returned from U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, where oral arguments were heard on one of SUWA's (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) latest attempt to lock up millions of acres of public lands.
Sitting in the wooden "pews" in the federal courtroom triggered memories of the many legal actions fought by BRC stretching all the way back to1997. In many of these, like the current case in Utah, we have entered the case to defend agencies as intervenors against attack. Such is an important and essential part of our Legal Program.
But those same agencies sometimes capitulate to the special interests and we must fight back. On more than a dozen occasions the BRC Legal Program has filed suit against the land managers to fight decisions that unlawfully restricted access, including 5 cases since adoption of the 2005 Forest Service Travel Management Rule. We have won a few and lost a few.
We cannot continue this unparalleled effort without the continuing support of our litigation partners, members and financial supporters. Please click here and make a generous donation to our legal efforts
As always, please call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Brian Hawthorne Ric Foster
Public Lands Policy Director Public Lands Office Manager
208-237-1008 ext 102 208-237-1008 ext 107
Jackjoh
Friends,
I just returned from U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah, where oral arguments were heard on one of SUWA's (Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance) latest attempt to lock up millions of acres of public lands.
Sitting in the wooden "pews" in the federal courtroom triggered memories of the many legal actions fought by BRC stretching all the way back to1997. In many of these, like the current case in Utah, we have entered the case to defend agencies as intervenors against attack. Such is an important and essential part of our Legal Program.
But those same agencies sometimes capitulate to the special interests and we must fight back. On more than a dozen occasions the BRC Legal Program has filed suit against the land managers to fight decisions that unlawfully restricted access, including 5 cases since adoption of the 2005 Forest Service Travel Management Rule. We have won a few and lost a few.
We cannot continue this unparalleled effort without the continuing support of our litigation partners, members and financial supporters. Please click here and make a generous donation to our legal efforts
As always, please call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Brian Hawthorne Ric Foster
Public Lands Policy Director Public Lands Office Manager
208-237-1008 ext 102 208-237-1008 ext 107