Two months ago, BRC blasted a nationwide alert concerning a new regulation proposed by the U.S. Forest Service that would waive required environmental analysis and public involvement for a wide range of activities described as “restoration.” Among those activities are road and trail obliteration. Read our original blast here: BlueRibbon Coalition Criticizes U.S. Forest Service Proposed Rule http://www.sharetrails.org/news/2012/06/13/blueribbon-coalition-criticiz… In that alert, we noted: “Many travel planning projects we are

NATIONAL: USFS Rule Allows Road Obliteration Without Public Involvement
Action Item Included

Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,

Two months ago, BRC blasted a nationwide alert concerning a new regulation proposed by the U.S. Forest Service that would waive required environmental analysis and public involvement for a wide range of activities described as “restoration.” Among those activities are road and trail obliteration.

Read our original blast here:
BlueRibbon Coalition Criticizes U.S. Forest Service Proposed Rule
http://www.sharetrails.org/news/2012/06/13/blueribbon-coalition-criticizes-us-forest-service-proposed-rule

In that alert, we noted:

BRC’s official comments (here) also noted that:

BRC strongly encourages everyone who enjoys recreating on our National Forests to provide comments to the proposed rule via the agency’s regulations comment webpage.

We’ve provided a few comment suggestions below. All comments, including names and addresses, are placed in the record and will be available for public inspection and copying. The comment deadline is midnight tonight, August 13, 2012, so please do it now!

Thank you in advance for your involvement. We’ll keep you updated on this and other important issues via our Action Alert list. (Hint: Tell your friends and family to subscribe!)

Finally, as always, please call or email if you have any questions or comments.
Brian Hawthorne
Public Lands Policy Director
BlueRibbon Coalition
208-237-1008 ext 102