In Our View: Oppose costly recision of Roadless Rule

Letter to the editor: We can be both pro-logging and pro-roadless rule

As a young man I worked as a logger and a sawmill hand, and I still appreciate the wood-products industry.

In Our View: Oppose costly recision of Roadless Rule

Scientific studies — and common sense — suggest that human access to wilderness areas increases the risk of wildfires. As a report from the U.S. Forest Service states, “as the density of roads increases so does the probability, number, and frequency of wildfire ignitions.”

Letter: American Fork and Big Cottonwood canyons are better with the Roadless Rule

Letter: American Fork and Big Cottonwood canyons are better with the Roadless Rule

Dear Editor: The Roadless Rule Must Not Be Rescinded

Dear Editor, I would like to thank Don Lepinsky for his wonderful article (Whitehall Ledger - August 5, 2026), Maness's Diatribe Suggesting Neglect of Federal Management. The article shows great pictures of his awesome trips. My late husband and I backpacked, hiked, and camped in many of these roadless areas. The Roadless Rule must not be rescinded. Opening this land will cause increased...