From Open Forests to Permission-Based Access

You Don’t Need to Be an Expert to Comment The Forest Service is preparing to release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision. When that happens, the public will have an opportunity to submit comments. For many people, the idea of commenting on a federal planning document feels intimidating. The documents are long. The language can be technical. It’s easy to think you need to be an expert to have something worth saying. You don

Honoring the message of being active citizens - Will you stand for the closure of YOUR LANDS?

Oct. 6th is the deadline to comment.

The time to stand is now.

📢 Public Notice: Forest Service Releases Notice of Intent for Blue Mountains Forest Plan Revision Today, the U.S. Forest Service filed...

The Quiet Disappearance of Cross-Country Travel in the Blue Mountains Forest Plan

The Draft Plan Reduces — Not Increases — Active Land Management

Where is this plan headed if we don't stop it now.

2019 headquarters guidance ignored, 80 % of the old text recycled—and public meetings start this week. In March 2019  Washington‑Office...

A time to show your concerns for keeping out mountains open

They Didn’t Remove Travel Management — They Just Renamed It

Recycling a Rejected Plan: The Forest Service’s Second Attempt at the Blue Mountains Forest Plan Risks Repeating Old Mistakes

The Forest Service has announced a new round of public meetings in July to gather input on the Preliminary Draft Forest Plan for the...

🚨 The Forest Service is moving forward with a flawed revision of the Blue Mountains Forest Plans—and it could mean fewer roads , less...

Proposed Motorized Use in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon Under Travel Management if Adopted. Have You Been Affected by the 2005...

Road Closure on Historically used route near the South Fork of Catherine Creek, Union County Oregon - FAFA Member Dorian Cox realizing...

New Road Closures Proposed by US Forest Service

Morning everyone, E astern Oregon Livestock Show  Parade this FRIDAY June 6th! This year we will have a float for you to ride on if you...

A formal review of the 2005 Travel Management Rule is long overdue, and hopefully it will be rescinded. Restoring motorized access to our forests must be a priority for communities that depend on those lands for hunting, firewood, recreation, and tradition.