USDA Proposes Repealing Rule that Prevents Roads on 60 Million Acres of National Forests

Public lands aren’t out of the woods yet; LWCF and Roadless Rule under attack

We must continue to fight against efforts to chip away at our public lands, and we must continue to utilize these places responsibly and teach our children the value of a life lived outdoors

USDA proposes repealing rule that prevents roads on 60 million acres of national forests

Its no secret that Montana is known for its sprawling national forests, many of them containing a unique sound the sound of the wind rushing through the trees and wildlife roaming about.And oftentimes, theres also a lack of certain sounds the sounds of motorized vehicles.But the sounds of motorized vehicles may soon be coming to the national forests as the Trump Administration has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule.I think we've managed t…

Voices: I’ve watched the Wasatch Range change over the years. Rescinding the Roadless Rule will do irreparable damage.

“If you were mad about losing your public lands to the highest bidder in the Big Beautiful Bill, you should be outraged by the rescission of the Roadless Rule,“ writes Jack Stauss, executive director of Save Our Canyons, in an op-ed.

USDA starts rolling up landmark ‘Roadless Rule’

The U.S. Forest Service formally began rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule on Aug. 29. This story also appeared in Mountain Journal More exactly, the agency is “publishing a notice seeking public comment on its intention to develop an environmental impact statement for the proposed rescission of the rule,” according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture statement. The draft EIS might be available later this winter, triggering …

Public comment period open on Trump administration’s proposed repeal of Roadless Rule

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Feds Planning to Remove Protections on 2 Million Acres of Oregon National Forests

Trump administration officials intend to remove protections and open to some development more than 58 million acres of national forests across 40 states, including 2 million acres of national forests in Oregon. Brooke Rollins, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally announced the proposed termination of a 2001 Forest Service rule known as the "Roadless Rule" in a news...