Feds Act to Remove Restrictions in National Forests

Feds act to remove restrictions in national forests

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins this week announced the U.S. Forest Service has filed a proposed rule to rescind the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a motion that, if passed, would open nearly 45 million acres of forest across 37 states to road construction, logging and other development. Supporters of the proposed revocation argue that the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule has served as a barrier to wildfire ri…

Speak up, support the roadless rule | Chris Servheen and 43 other signers

We are 44 Montana professional wildlife biologists and habitat managers with a total of 1,438 years of experience. We worked hard for many years to assure healthy wildlife populations in Montana. The Forest Service is planning to rescind the roadless…

US proposes rescinding Roadless Rule protections for national forests

Aug. 25 is a National Day of Action to support U.S. national parks and public lands. One focus of the event is the U.S. government's intention to rescind a rule that bans road construction and industrial logging across more than 23 million hectares (57 million acres) of national forest land. The 2001 Roadless Rule, has helped protect some of the country's most wild public lands, including Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the world's largest int…

Local impacts of rescinding 'Roadless Rule'

In order to assess the potential local impacts of the Trump Administration's plan to rescind the "Roadless Rule" (see story, page 1), The Nugget sought an interview with Sisters District Ranger Ian Reid or his designee. Since 2025, such requests have had to be routed through the Deschutes National Forest public information officer, and are often kicked up to the regional or...