Climbing Advocacy Statements
Access Fund regularly provides comments and testimony to national agencies, state legislators, and land owners on management plans for public and private lands that contain climbing resources.
National
National Park Service and US Forest Service Comments on Fixed Anchors - 2024
Department of the Interior, Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Program, Comments - 2021
The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Testimony for Hearing to Examine Opportunities to Improve Access, Infrastructure, and Permitting for Outdoor Recreation - 2019
Department of the Interior, Increasing Recreational Opportunities on Lands and Waters, Comments - 2018
National Park Service, Peak Season Fee Rate Proposal, Comments - 2017
Department of the Interior, Executive Order 13792, Comments - 2017
Support of Bears Ears National Monument and the Antiquities Act
Director’s Order #100: Resource Stewardship for the 21st Century, Comments - 2016
US Forest Service, Exclusions for Soil and Water Restoration Activities, Comments - 2012
National Park Service, Director's Order 41 Section 7.2, Comments - 2011
US Forest Service, Proposed Agency Directives Regarding Travel Management, Comments - 2007
US Forest Service, Open Space Conservation Strategy and Implementation Plan, Comments - 2006
Alaska
Denali National Park and Preserve, Mountaineering Concession Contracts, Comments - 2016
Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Stewardship Plan, Comments - 2016
Chugach State Park, Draft Management Plan, Comments - 2015
Chugach State Park, Draft Management Plan, Comments - 2011
Denali National Park and Preserve, Mountaineering Fee Increase Proposal, Comments - 2011
Arizona
Director of the Domestic Policy Council of the United States, Resolution Copper Project, Objection Letter - 2021
US House Subcommittee For Indigenous People of the US Committee on Natural Resources, H.R. 1884 (Save Oak Flat Act), Testimony - 2021
USDA Forest Service - Southwest Region, Resolution Copper Project, Objection - 2021
Coconino National Forest, Draft Land and Resource Management Plan, Comments - 2014
Coronado National Forest, Draft Land Management Plan and Draft Environmental Statement, Comments - 2014
Prescott National Forest, Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Management Plan, Comments - 2012
Baboquivari Peak Wilderness and Coyote Mountains Wilderness, Draft Wilderness Management Plan, Comments - 2012
California
Yosemite National Park, Visitor Access Management Plan, Comments - 2023
Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Overnight Big Wall Climbing Wilderness Stewardship, Comments - 2022
California Air Resources Board, Proposed State Implementation Plan Regional Haze Round Two, Comments, 2022
Joshua Tree National Park, Climbing Management Plan Scoping, Comments (Local Climbing Organization Sign On) - 2022
Joshua Tree National Park, Climbing Management Plan Scoping, Comments (Wilderness Coalition Sign On) - 2022
Joshua Tree National Park, Climbing Management Plan Scoping, Comments - 2022
Joshua Tree National Park, Climbing Management Plan Pre-Scoping, Comments - 2021
Mt. Pinos Ranger District Office, Los Padres National Forest, Reyes Peak Forest Health and Fuels Reduction Project, Comments - 2020
BLM Bishop Field Office, Alabama Hills, Management Plan Scoping Process, Comments - 2019
National Forest Planning Team, Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Comments - 2019
District Recreation Officer, Angeles National Forest, Rowher Flat/Drinkwater Flat OHV Area Management Plan and Proposed Action, Comments - 2019
U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, Northwest California Wilderness, Recreation, and Working Forests Act of 2019 (S. 1110, HR 2250), Letter in Support - 2019
USDA Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, Environmental Impact Statement and Little Rock Creek Mountain Yellow Legged Frog Recovery Plan, Comments - 2019
California State Capitol, Assembly Bill 209, Letter of Support - 2019
Inyo National Forest, Land Management Plan, Objection - 2018
USDA Forest Service, Angeles National Forest, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Comments - 2018
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife, AB 1918, Letter of Support - 2018
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Second Revision of Off-Trail Use Restrictions, Comments - 2017
Recreation Industry Support Letter - 2017
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Trail Use Restrictions, Comments - 2017
Yosemite National Park, Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Comments - 2016
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, Draft Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2016
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off- Trail Use Restrictions, Comments- 2016
El Dorado County, Draft Feasibility Study for Public Access, Comments - 2016
Inyo, Sequoia, and Sierra National Forests, Land Management Plans, Comments - 2016
Sonoma Coast State Park, Fee Proposal, Comments - 2016
California Department of Water Resources, Perris Dam Seismic Remediation Project, Letter - 2014
Angeles National Forest, Williamson Rock, Proposed Environmental Impact Statement, Comments - 2014
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Wilderness Stewardship Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Comments - 2014
Angeles National Forest, Williamson Rock, Scoping Letter, Comments - 2014
Inyo National Forest, Draft Assessment Report, Comments - 2013
Sierra National Forest, Draft Assessment, Comments - 2013
Department of Water Resources, Perris Dam, Seismic Remediation Project and Impacts, Comments - 2013
Inyo National Forest, Draft Assessment, Comments - 2013
Pinnacles National Monument, Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2013
Perris Dam, Seismic Remediation Project, Comments - 2013
Sierra National Forest, Draft Assessment, Comments - 2013
Yosemite National Park, Merced Wild and Scenic River Draft Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Statement, Comments - 2013
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Preliminary Draft, Comments - 2012
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Wilderness Stewardship Plan, Scoping Comments - 2011
Angeles National Forest, Williamson Rock, Proposed Climbing Access Trail, Scoping Comments - 2007
Cleveland National Forest, Seasonal Raptor Closure, Scoping Comments - 2007
Cleveland National Forest, Seasonal Raptor Closure, Comments - 2007
Auburn State Recreation Area, General Management Plan, Comments - 2007
Yosemite National Park, Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River/Tuolumne Meadows, Comprehensive Management Plan, Scoping Comments - 2006
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Natural Bridge Management Assessment, Comments - 2004
Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park Day Use Visitor Access Strategy, Comments - 2023
Black Canyon of the Gunnison NP - Curecanti NRA, Draft Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan, Comments - 2022
Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Eldorado Canyon State Park Draft Management Plan, Comments - 2021
Jefferson County Open Space, Climbing Management Plan, Comments - 2016
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park/Curecanti National Recreation Area, Management Plan, Comments - 2016
San Miguel County (House of Representatives), Naming Two 13,000 Foot Peaks - 2016
San Miguel County (Senate), Naming Two 13,000 Foot Peaks - 2016
Jefferson County Open Space, Draft Climbing Management Guidelines and Proposed Raptor Management, Comments - 2015
Saint Vrain Creek, Watershed Assessment of Recreational Use and Planning, Comments - 2015
Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act, Comments - 2014
Dominquez-Escalante National Conservation Area, Draft Resource Management Plan, Comments - 2013
Grand Junction BLM, Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Comments - 2013
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Wilderness and Backcountry Management Plan, Comments - 2011
Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Merger to Create New Division of Parks and Wildlife, Letter - 2011
Grand Junction BLM, Resource Management Plan, Scoping Comments - 2009
Idaho
BLM Burley Field Office, Cedar Fields Plan Amendment DEIS, Comments - 2021
BLM Burley Field Office, Recreation Improvements, Comments - 2020
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Evaluation Process of Lands that may be Suitable for Inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System, Comments - 2019
Castle Rocks State Park, Draft Climbing Management Plan, Comments - 2016
City of Rocks National Reserve, General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Draft Comments - 2015
Castle Rocks State Park and Cedar Fields BLM, Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2011
Nevada
BLM/Red Rock Business Plan, Proposed Fees for Red Rock Canyon, Comments - 2022
BLM Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, Calico Basin Recreation Area Management Plan and Draft Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2021
BLM Red Rock/Sloan Field Office, Cottonwood Valley and Calico Basin RAMPs, Comments - 2020
Range and Basin National Monument, Management Plan, Comments - 2016
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Draft Wilderness Management Plan, Comments - 2014
Rainbow Mountain & La Madre Mountain Wilderness, Draft Wilderness Management Plan & Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2013
Mount Charleston, Wilderness Management Plan, Comments - 2013
Arrow Canyon Wilderness, Draft Wilderness Management Plan & Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2013
New Mexico
Rio Grande del Norte National Monument RMP/EA Scoping - 2023
Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument RMP/EIS Scoping - 2023
Lincoln National Forest, Draft Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Lincoln National Forest, Comments - 2021
BLM Taos Field Office, Horsethief Mesa TMP EA, Comments - 2021
BLM Taos Field Office, Horsethief Mesa TMP Scoping, Comments - 2020
Carson National Forest, Draft Proposed Land and Resource Management Plan, Comments - 2017
Carson National Forest, Inventory and Evaluation Process of Lands, Comments - 2016
North Carolina
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land & Resource Management Plan, Objections - 2022
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land & Resource Management Plan, Comments - 2017
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land & Resource Management Plan, Comments - December 2015
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land & Resource Management Plan, Comments - January 2015
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land and Resource Management Plan, Comments - November 2013
Nantahala & Pisgah National Forests, Land and Resource Management Plan, Comments - April 2013
Oregon
Smith Rock State Park, Smith Rock Master Management Plan, Comments - 2023
Mt. Hood National Forest, Proposed Mt. Hood Climbing Permit, Comments - 2022
Deschutes National Forest, Cave Resource Protection Forest Order, Draft Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2020
Deschutes National Forest, Cave Resource Protection Forest Order, Comments - 2020
Mt. Hood National Forest, Mt. Hood National Forest Wild and Scenic River Scoping, Comments - 2019
Pacific Northwest Region USDA Forest Service, Central Cascades Wilderness Strategy Project, Objection Letter- 2018
Deschutes and Willamette National Forest, Central Cascades Wilderness Strategies, Comments - 2017
Recreation Industry Support Letter - 2017
Willamette National Forest, Menagerie Wilderness, Seasonal Boundary Change, Comments - 2013
Utah
Northern Corridor Project SEIS - Moe’s Valley - 2023
Manti-La Sal National Forest Draft Revised Forest Plan and DEIS - 2023
Proposed Changes for Frontcountry Camping and Wilderness Recreation Permits at Zion National Park - 2023
BLM Monticello Field Office, Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan - Scoping Comments, 2022
Utah Department of Transportation, Little Cottonwood Canyon Transportation Alternatives Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Comments, 2021
Secretary of the Interior, Bears Ears National Monument Review, Petition - 2021
Manti-La Sal National Forest, Draft Revised Forest Plan-Preliminary, Comments - 2021
Bureau of Land Management, Oil and Gas Lease Sale, Comments - 2020
Bureau of Land Management, Proposal Limiting Roped and Ariel Activities in Mineral and Hell Roaring Canyons, Comments - 2020
Bureau of Land Management, Scoping for the Northern Corridor Project DEIS, Comments - 2020
Emery County, Public Land Management Act of 2018, Recreation Advocacy Groups Letter of Support - 2018
Bears Ears National Monument, Management Plans for Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units, Comments - November 2018
Bears Ears National Monument, Management Plans for Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units, Comments - April 2018
Manti-La Sal National Forest, Inventory and Evaluation, Comments - 2018
Shash Jáa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument, H.R. 4532, Testimony - 2018
Zion National Park, Visitor Use Management, Comments - 2017
Bears Ears National Monument, Review of Monument, Comments - 2017
Joe's Valley Bouldering Area, Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2017
Manti-La Sal Forest, Plan Revision, Comments - 2017
Joe's Valley Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2017
Manti-La Sal Forest Plan Revision, Comments - 2017
Utah Public Lands Initiative Act, Comments - 2016
Bears Ears National Monument, Utah Public Lands Initiative, Comments - 2016
Zion National Park, Virgin River, Comprehensive Management Plan and Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2013
Arches National Park, Climbing Management Plan, Scoping Comments - 2007
White River National Forest, Travel Management Plan, Comments - 2006
Wyoming
Tensleep Climbing Management Plan Scoping Comments - 2023
BLM - Wyoming State Office, Oil and Gas Lease Sale, Comments - 2021
Powder Ranger River District, Tensleep Climbing Management Plan, Comments - 2021
Shoshone National Forest, Shoshone NF TMP Environmental Assessment, Comments - 2020
Shoshone National Forest, Draft Plan, Comments - 2012
Bighorn National Forest, Ten Sleep Canyon, Climbing Management Plan, Comments - 2011