When someone acquires a solid understanding of legislative jurisdiction on federal lands, you will learn that no branch of the Federal Government or appointed bureaucrat; including Congress, Secretary of Interior, or the President of the United States, can take unilateral action and…
Pollock told me he thinks nothing hurt the land more than the monument designation. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management already managed the area, conducting vegetation treatments, water improvements, and soil erosion projects. The agency cooperated fairly well with locals,…
...BLM’s employees work in the West, its top officials work in a high-rise office building just steps from the Washington Nationals baseball stadium. BLM Headquarters’ staff is located thousands of miles and at least two time zones away from the…
E-bikes create opportunities for those of us — like me — who are chronologically challenged, as well as disabled veterans, families with younger children, or those who aren’t experienced technical mountain bikers. These pedal-assisted bikes especially benefit such users in…
In June, 2018, the commissioners passed a resolution claiming 17 roads and trails in the San Juan National Forest as county-controlled right of ways because they were established and mapped before the creation of the national forest in 1905. Jim…
Recently members of UTV Utah, have led the fight to open street-legal access to Utah’s roads and highways by sending a letter to Secretary of the Interior Bernhardt, to ask for his help in getting the National Park Service to…
After outlining other actions by SUWA on the case, Waddoups added, “The end runs around the conditions set by the court are unacceptable. They show a disregard for the court’s rulings, and they continue to multiply the proceedings by an…
"Contrary to characterizations by the press regarding my career, in leading a nonprofit, public-interest law firm based in Colorado, I represented those left behind when the tourists depart: the men, women, families, and communities that ranch, log, mine, explore for…
It is time to stop the fallacy that a tourist driven economy is cleaner and has less impact on the land than other industries. Tourism's exaggerated claim of being a better alternative has not panned out in terms of financial…
OHVs are singled out as a unique threat because they are designed, marketed, and manufactured for off-road use. While this statement is true, many other vehicles that are currently allowed in National Parks are also designed, marketed, and manufactured for…