Boise Climbers Alliance

Massacre Rocks has the potential to be shut down to climbing. Please read below and help us keep the area open to climbing.

An action is being proposed by the BLM to restrict or eliminate access to 600 acres of BLM that is currently used as a recreational climbing area. Before any decision is made final on the Proposed Action, the BLM must issue a public notice in the Federal Register. It is expected to be published soon. Once this notice is issued, the public will have 30 days to comment on this proposal. Once the comment period is ended, the BLM will initiate the National Environmental Policy Act process and conduct an environmental review of the area. This will take a year or so to complete.

The area in which climbing occurs is within the Cedar Field Archaeological site, an area officially designated as containing cultural resources. The Shoshone-Bannock tribes have expressed concern for the preservation fo the site. This is the reason for the proposed closure. It encompasses all climbs except a small area north of the All American Wall.

The area is NOT currently closed to climbing.

HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
1. Express your concerns either in writing or by telephone (writing provides a good public record) to Mike Courtney at the BLM office.
2. Provide comments in responses to the notice on the Federal Register public comment period within 30 days of the notice.
3. Spread the word of the closure and actions to take to other climbers.
4. Participate in an organized group effort to address this issue.
5. Ask to be added to a master email list by contacting Troy Neu at tneu@oldtownembroidery.com or (208) 251-9910.

Please contact Mike Courtney at the BLM Burley Field Office to express your concerns. Telephone number: (208) 677-6635 or email mcourtney@blm.gov