RS 2477 is a dinosaur from the 19th century that may be carried forward into the 21st century unless you take action! Find out about this public-land-giveaway's roots in the antiquated mining law, and learn how a cow path becomes a highway. Check out a photo gallery of fictitious county "highways" claimed under RS 2477.

See a summary of RS 2477 claims by state. Find out how counties pressure Congress, and how efforts by the Department of the Interior to write reasonable RS 2477 regulations were derailed by Congress. Learn how some members of Congress tried to hold midwestern flood victims hostage for "pave-the-parks" RS 2477 legislation.

Learn how county governments in Utah bladed routes across BLM and National Park Service lands without federal permission, and how wilderness in Utah is threatened by RS 2477 claims. Find out how volunteers in Utah have fought back by documenting fictitious county RS 2477 claims.

See how RS 2477 abuse has hurt a privately-owned ranch in New Mexico, and find out how private property owners are fighting back against trespass under RS 2477.

You too can help, by writing letters to the editor of your newspaper and letting your members of Congress know that you want them to stop RS 2477 abuse.