SAVE MOTORCYCLE TRAILS IN UTAH! - San Rafael Swell Travel Management Plan | ACT NOW!
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- čas přidán 5. 06. 2024
- Go here to see the plan and submit your comments: publiclands.utah.gov/tmp/
Submit your comments to: blm_ut_pr_comments@blm.gov
Make your voice heard! Help save our trails from being closed down if you value using your public lands for recreation of any kind. All it takes is a minute, let the BLM know why access to public lands is so important to you.
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Retired now but I got involved in fighting to preserve motorized access since 1974. I'm also the only founding member of the Blue Ribbon Coalition still living.
The biggest challenge has been and still is getting mechanized recreationists and the power sports industry politically and financially nvolved in fighting for their rights to access public lands. Its unfortunate.
It will never change.
Thanks for being a voice for the people, it's an uphill battle but we've gotta keep trying.
Sue them on the standing of the "American with Disabilities Act", to leave the trails open for the people that cant hike the trails.
I don't live in Utah, but I am an avid outdoorsman in NC, (I used to live in AZ and CO, but the Army brought me to beautiful NC where the mountains are hills and the sky is small, but it is till beautiful here). I have submitted my comments to the BLM. I do hope that our lands stay open to us. Thanks Eric and all at Rocky Mountain ATVMC for bringing this issue to the forefront. You have my support and hopefully someday soon I will take my KTM 390 Adventure into some Utah back country. Love y'all for what you do!
Thank you for your service! Your views and comments mean a lot! We need everyone to help fight this closure of our trails. If you get the chance to come to Utah, don't forget to stop at our facility!
Please do a video walking through the website process. You had screenshots but a demo would be nice. The easier you make it the more people will do it. I appreciate the work you're doing.
Take it from an Australian, If you let this start you’ll loose it all, we can’t ride any single trails legally in Oz, and it all started like your situation.
I like that you not only present one side of a debated topic but also tells us exactly how to vote. It removes all the critical thinking and all we have to do is blindly follow. I’m glad the BLM reasons for closing the roads weren’t discussed, nobody wants to know why anyway.
From the PLPCO Website:
"The BLM defines a TMP as a comprehensive travel and transportation management plan including a wide ranging analysis considering the access needs of public lands users. Access needs are evaluated in conjunction with BLMs legal mandate to protect natural and cultural resources on public lands. Routes included in the TMP will be analyzed in [and] through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Federal law requires specific evaluation and designation for public motorized uses, referred to in regulation as off highway vehicles (OHVs).
TMP closures by the BLM mean less access to public lands for all users. The State of Utah believes in providing the most access for all users of all ages and abilities, so the State opposes closing any existing access to public lands."
Essentially it's the actions of a minority of people on these trails that are affecting everyone.
Thanks for bringing awareness to this issue.
There are many successful off-road related companies in Utah that pay lots in taxes that will be gutted overnight.
Thanks guys. Commented on the propose plan. Let's make our voice heard!
It's happening everywhere. Most of socal has been closed down, which was the birthplace of American motocross
20 year rider here I’ve watched countless places closed down and haven’t seen any open up, it’s just how it goes. But me I traded racing quad about 15 years ago for sport bikes on the street. Way better, but it takes courage around 🇱🇷🐉here🐉🇱🇷
Working in an E.R. cured me of riding sports bikes on the street. There are just too many distracted idiots driving around.
This is a trend that really needs to be stopped considering that your tax money is going to towards closing it down or keeping it open. The problem is that by the time you hear about this kind of radical closer it's already been germinating in Congress for years and decisions are already made. I hope the best for you riders from Utah and I hope this can be stopped or slowed down.
Ya get what ya vote for.
I went on the BLM National NEPA Register to get involved, but the “participate now” link they require me to click is not there…. That’s not like our government to make the process more difficult…..
Vote the leftists out. It’s our land.
It’s leftist land too. Don’t make everything about your politics.
@@chrisoffersen - so you leftists have made everything about your politics, but you don’t like politics discussed. Got it. Make sure you wear your mask while you’re bleating on about climate change.
Yall are awesome for making this and pushing back on their stupid plans!
Thanks, it definitely isn't a fight that's going to go down easy that's for sure.
Oh no! In August, I plan to travel through this region on my motorcycle, riding from Texas to Nevada. I guess I have to find other routes. SMH!
Thanks for caring! We cannot let our government steal our rights, and steal our public land!
It’s all about money. Publicly funded programs are being starved. I know many people in Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Forestry Service. They’re living on a shoestring and constantly facing cuts. Fight to FUND these programs if you want them to survive.
Is east coasters have had to deal with this for years..
It would probably be a good idea for people to read the Utah BLM's guide on "How to make a Substantive Comment".
Where are the modern day Phantom Ducks (Lewis Mcay) and Super Hunkys? Anti BLM warriors. RIP Super Hunky, you’re missed.
Most of these places are so remote (by civilized standards) that I can't understand who you're bothering by being out there. The ecological impact of ohv activity in a desert is practically zero, and certainly less than just about anywhere else with higher water table. What is the point of closing the trails? I don't even understand who it appeases. What was/is the problem that is solved by restricting access to the most barren, inert, otherwise useless land from the people who cherish it?
Cryptobiotic soil.
One bad apple...
30x30 land plan… apparently zero people in the ATV “community” have the imagination to actually research anything
@@07wrxtr1 supporting Biden's "plans"?
@@Ginja211 I'm not a biden fan - but - I think where the 4x4 "community" is unaware / "Cool story bro" is around the topic of the 30x30 and great UN plans. This is being done not "just" in the US - but everywhere. Basically they want to herd you into the WEF 15 minute cities - and have a longterm plan to create "corridors" of wilderness that nobody can use for ANY purpose - it's to be preserved for the ultra rich/elites/or your fave term: "Stakeholders".
I would encourage people to look into this plan - it was an executive order signed on DAY ONE of the Biden admin.
Personally I think it's stupid/non-productive to get into the "debate" of Dem vs. Republicans. NEITHER of them give two $hits about the working class majority as BOTH are in bed with eachother and the losers running the 600 Corporations that donate to the NGO's that push legislation you've never heard of until you get to see the symptoms of the problem years later.
Think of it like this: A Mafia where 600 Corporations send money to NGO's in order to avoid tax liability - then - those NGO's payoff BOTH sides of "DADDY" (yes - ALL caps!) Gov't. This is why there is NEVER any change that actually helps your typical 9-5 people that are not afraid of REAL ACTUAL WORK.
The sellout LOSERS in power (who also struggled with women in high school) want you and others debating dems/repubs so you "FEEL" that your vote matters. Your "vote" is where you shop and who you work for. That's it!
Managing it isn’t free. It’s a lot of work that people don’t see, and people value smooth asphalt to drive to work on so, that’s where the dwindling money goes.
I ride where I please, catch me if you can 🤣 all things aside it’s ridiculous that they’re squeezing us out in Utah, even Idaho, and other states so we shall fight and keep riding.
Way to go... just dont get caught.
@@carlatamanczyk3891 Be wise and discreet where you park and ride in from if not on a dual sport/adventure bike riding to the trails straight from your house. Yeah definitely don’t get caught so be a better and faster rider then those who oppose of you riding in “places we shall not ride!” If it’s someone’s personal property I most definitely respect not riding on their land but if it’s state/federal/other land that just sits there, I’m most certainly going to ride it, always with respect to the land but man we must keep sticking our middle fingers up to tyranny.
@@TrentHafen I'm with you. The more closures there are, the more riding required in those areas to defend our freedom.
Sadly they are forcing us to take this mental attitude. I’m fed up with all the “save the environment” closures only to have the same area completely leveled with bulldozers for a big corporation mega acres chip plant or development.
Money always trumps save the environment BS. I’ve seen it all my life in Arizona. It’s only a preserve until enough money is put in the right pockets.
The problem is that this does not work for campers. They will get cited or worse. It's time for campers, riders, equestrians, and bicyclists to organize and collectively stop this federal criminal behavior.
So who exactly proposes these changes and why? Some econut, offroad hating pencil pusher?
Tracy Stone-Manning
Lisa Everett-Stringer, “a trailblazer for women”, is the acting Green River District Manager quoted in the proposal. This is for “responsible land use” and “addressing the diverse needs of our community”. There is nothing more specific released by BLM online and they don’t directly mention the closures in an attempt to push it through unnoticed. They’ll talk more about the proposals in local meetings.
The BLM's new way of submitting comments is very frustrating. They want you to identify the individual roads you use, tag how you use them, and then provide your comments. This is so specific that it would make it incredibly time-consuming to highlight an area you wanted to prevent road closures within.
Impossible to fight....the BLM is closing down entire areas but require we defend, one "road at a time". The BLM isn't managing our lands, just shutting them down.
Sent my comments in.
Due to a knee injury I am disabled and cannot hike the trails that will be left once the trails are closed
Doesn't the ADA (Americans with disabilities act) prevent in anyway the BLM from closing these OHV trails?
Hah, comment period. Yeah, flood them with comments that’s worked every time😂😂 they won’t read or care about your comments The comment period is only so they can say you had your
time to speak. They don’t care
it’s as good as gone. I’m an avid ohv user and I disgusted almost every time I go out. The trash and new routes every time out. The people causing the problem aren’t leaving comments or even paying attention. Sorry the swell is lost!
When I see trashed trails and wrecked campsites I am amazed closures didn’t happen years sooner. FAFO folks, what’d you think would happen?
Cmon everyone, SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO THE BLM . PICK PLAN D !!!!!!!
what's the argument in favor of closing the trails? can't effectively fight something if you don't understand the position of your adversary
If motor vehicles actually stayed on the designated trails themselves, this wouldn't be happening.
Too many people tear up the nearby surrounding areas which are actually quite fragile (cryptobiotic soils). Not to mention all of the ancient archaeological sites that have been looted. A few bad apples are all it takes to spoil it for the rest of us.
@@francoutah So the solution should be to increase enforcement of proper use, not to just close the whole damn thing down...
@@davebennett5069 Copy that. A regulated permit system is what I am hoping for - like our whitewater river sections (Green & Colorado rivers). Unfortunately, that would require compromise on both sides.
We have gorgeous canyons that are getting destroyed by too many backpackers (w/o motors) who don't respect the environment as well. It kills me every time I see and smell the human disregard. I sincerely want future generations to see these areas as I have.
It would be such a shame losing the ability to ride legally.
Typical gov. process. confusing as hell and if bet it will have no effect. Make a group petition we can sign, instead of the BS
We shouldn’t support any of there proposed closures. The same shit is happening here in Colorado. More government over reach!
QUIT CALLING IT "OFF ROAD"!!!.......It's dirt ROADS, not "off road".
If your transportation into these remote areas is engine or motor dependent, so you should stay out.
If you hike or bike, (leg power) you're welcome to enter.
No horses or pack animals should be permitted, their hooves tear up smooth riding conditions for bicyclist.
By the way, lose that girth.
ATV's ruin the terrain, because they can't stay on the designated trails. PROVE ME WRONG!
When are ya gonna learn
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