06/04/2026
Trump's silent executive order directs federal agencies to rescind regulations that would allow vehicles to go wherever, whenever, across sensitive wildlands, quiet places, and our most precious and scenic locations. Call your members of Congress.
In a quiet move last Friday night, President Trump signed an executive order to effectively open up protected public lands to off-road vehicles.
For over 50 years, federal agencies have been required to consider impacts to wildlife and habitat, sensitive plant species, user experience, and other factors when restricting motorized vehicle use in the backcountry.
Now, with Trump's executive order, federal agencies are directed to rescind regulations that would allow vehicles to go wherever, whenever, across sensitive wildlands, quiet places, and our most precious and scenic locations.
In regard to protections, the executive order states protections were vague, and "...the criteria included preventing adverse effects on natural, aesthetic, or scenic values and minimizing conflicts between off-road vehicles and other existing or proposed recreational uses."
We at KS Wild don't feel like it needs to be stated that quiet, wild places are not a privilege but a right. Rescinding protections from motorized vehicles will undoubtedly have negative impacts to wildlife, clean water, user experience, and the wild and scenic values our wildlands offer.
This is yet another attack on our public lands and an attempt to remove all guardrails that will keep them wild, safe, and free to facilitate more monetization of the places that have been protected for generations for us all.
We say NO to handing over our public lands to the rich to get richer at the expense of all Americans.
You can read the executive order here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-removes-unnecessary-and-counterproductive-restrictions-on-access-to-federal-lands/