The Trump administration just announced plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule, threatening protections for 58 million acres of national forest land across the country – including millions of acres in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska.
These majestic forests are critical to our air quality and climate. They also provide critical wildlife habitat that supports hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoor recreation traditions we Americans cherish.
Revoking these protections will open the door to more roads, more subsidized logging, more habitat fragmentation and destruction, and more costs to taxpayers. The Forest Service already has an $8.4 billion road maintenance backlog. Expanding road access into these fragile wilderness areas makes no sense.
Make your voice heard. Tell Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins: Keep the Roadless Rule in place. Protect our forests.