Blueribbon Coalition Inc

BLUERIBBON IS AN ADVOCACY NON-PROFIT WORKING TO INFLUENCE LAND AGENCIES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS; WE EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND SHARETRAILS MAGAZINE; AND WE USE LEGAL REMEDIES TO KEEP PUBLIC LANDS OPEN.

EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY- BRC MONITORS ISSUES AND INITIATIVES AFFECTING PUBLIC LANDS' RECREATIONAL ACCESS, RECREATION MANAGEMENT, AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND UTILIZES VARIOUS COMMUNICATIONS METHODS TO EDUCATE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC. BRC PROVIDES A ROBUST WEBSITE OF NATIONAL INFORMATION TO KEEP ENTHUSIASTS ABREAST OF LAND-USE ISSUES AND AGENCY PLANNING. OUR WEBSITE OFFERS MEMBERS ACTION ALERTS OR AN RSS FEED ON ISSUES SPECIFIC TO THEIR AREA OR ON NATIONAL ISSUES. IT PROVIDES HISTORICAL LAND-USE INFORMATION AND LINKS TO CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, USEFUL ADVOCACY TOOLS, AND LINKS TO OTHER ENTHUSIAST ORGANIZATIONS. BRC PUBLIC LANDS DEPARTMENT MONITORS THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT, US FOREST SERVICE, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT'S RECREATIONAL ACCESS PLANNING AND FACILITATES MEMBER AND ENTHUSIAST INVOLVEMENT IN PLANNING EFFORTS. WE HELP MEMBERS AND MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THROUGH THE COMPLICATED PLANNING PROCESS, CONSULT WITH TECHNICAL EXPERTS AND SCIENTISTS ON RECREATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ISSUES, AND HELP PEOPLE PROVIDE MEANINGFUL COMMENT AND PUBLIC INPUT TO AGENCIES AND GOVERNING BODIES. WE COORDINATE OUR ADVOCACY PLANNING WITH OTHER LOCAL, STATE, OR NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT ON THE LAND-USE PLANNING PROCESS. WE MEDIATE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN USERS OF VARIOUS MODES OF RECREATION AND HELP RECREATIONISTS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD MEANINGFUL "ON THE GROUND" SOLUTIONS. WHERE THERE ARE GAPS IN LOCAL INVOLVEMENT AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, BRC ACTIVELY AND DIRECTLY ENGAGES IN THOSE PLANNING PROCESSES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS. WITHIN THE LEGAL CONFINES OF THE IRS 50(C)(3) REGULATIONS, BRC LOBBIES ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS ON LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES AFFECTING RECREATIONAL FUNDING, RECREATIONAL ACCESS, AND OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES HAVING AN IMPACT ON ACCESS AND UTILIZATION OF PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS

LEGAL - BRC DEVELOPED AND ACTIVELY MAINTAINS A LEGAL ACTION PROGRAM TO MONITOR, EVALUATE, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON ISSUES AFFECTING RECREATION AND RESOURCE UTILIZATION ON PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS. THESE ACTIVITIES ADVANCE, AND ARE LIMITED BY, THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE COALITION. THROUGH OUR LEGAL ACTION PROGRAM, BRC PROVIDES AN AFFORDABLE LEGAL ELEMENT TO OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS. THE PROGRAM HELPS BRC MEMBERS OBTAIN AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THEIR SPECIFIC PROBLEM, WHICH SERVE AS A SPRINGBOARD TO ENTER ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS AND LITIGATION.