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Take Action: Stop the Senate’s Plan to Sell Off Public Lands
Senator Mike Lee just introduced a new proposal to sell off public lands—this time targeting BLM lands near communities across the West.
His previous attempt to force the sale of 3.3 million acres was rejected earlier this week, following massive public outcry. But he's back with a plan to require the sale of up to 1.2 million acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, focused specifically on areas close to population centers, putting your close-to-home recreation in the crosshairs.
Outdoor Alliance's GIS Lab is analyzing the bill, and our preliminary review shows significant overlap between recreation areas and lands that could be sold. From hiking trails to climbing crags, from mountain bike routes to rivers, the places we love could be at risk.
The outdoor community has already shown that public lands sell-offs are a losing proposition—and Senator Lee just won't take no for an answer. Now we need to raise our voices again.
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COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report
COPMOBA’s 2024 Annual Report is here! Building on the momentum from 2023, this year has been one of continued foundation-building for COPMOBA. Some of the highlights include:
Hosting one of our most successful RAT Races yet
Organizing multiple Stoke Nights and social events across all four chapters
Grand Valley Trails (formerly Grand Valley Canyons) completing a successful rebrand
Completing 50 Dig Day/Trail Building events and contributing over 3,000 volunteer hours
Facilitating 8 miles of new, purpose-built singletrack, improving trail experiences across the Western Slope
A key achievement has been the near completion of the RAT expansion—nearly 5 miles of trail completed through a combination of volunteers, conservation corps members, and professional builders, supported by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and the Ridgway community. We also supported trail expansion efforts at 18 Road and Kokopelli, including the groundbreaking of the K2 Play trail at 18 Road, named in honor of our former coordinator, Kristina Kittelson, who was instrumental in promoting cycling in the Grand Valley. We are also thrilled to see the Delta Area Mountain Bikers chapter rejuvenated, and we are incredibly proud of these accomplishments and the hard work from all involved.
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