Commentary: Americans loudly tell the Forest Service to not rescind the ‘Roadless Rule’
Published: , in Outdoor News
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which currently protects over 58.8 million acres of national forest land from road-building, logging, and other industrial activity, represents one of the most significant protections for wildlife habitat in the United States. Despite the long-standing success of the rule in protecting our forests while allowing for active fire management, the Trump administration announced in June that it plans to repeal the rule. Public comments collected by the government regarding the rule, however, demonstrate an overwhelming rejection of this plan.
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