Conservation orgs plan ‘People’s Public Hearing’ on Roadless Rule - Silvercity Daily Press

New Mexico environmentalists host ‘people’s public hearing’ to decry Roadless protection removal

The United States Agriculture Department’s move to repeal protections for roughly 45 million acres of federal forestland nationally without a public hearing prompted New Mexico environmentalist groups to host their own forums across the state this week, including one Wednesday evening at a basketball gymnasium in Albuquerque’s Barelas neighborhood.

Conservation orgs plan ‘People’s Public Hearing’ on Roadless Rule - Silvercity Daily Press

A federal rule that prevents new road construction in more than 45 million acres of public lands nationwide is being considered for repeal — and a coalition of conservation organizations is organizing a community meeting next week in Silver City on the proposal and its potential impacts on the Gila. On June 23, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins — speaking at a meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in...

Environmental groups organize 'People's Public Hearings' to protest 'Roadless Rule' repeal

"I want my children to experience real forests, not just places where roads ... have replaced a lot of landscapes that never existed before them."

Taxpayer Analysis of Proposed Rescission of 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule - Taxpayers for Common Sense

On August 20, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Roadless Rule). Background The Roadless Rule limits road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting on specified inventoried roadless areas (IRAs) on National Forest System lands, subject to certain exemptions. The

Illinois environmental groups ask for the public’s support in protecting the Shawnee Forest’s roadless areas | Illinois State Bar Association

Illinois environmental groups ask for the public’s support in protecting the Shawnee Forest’s roadless areasThe U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule — a move that would strip protections from more than 44 million acres of national forest land nationwide. Source: WSIU