Let’s get to restoration and halt the roadless rodeo
Grounded in common sense, the Roadless Rule that the Trump administration wants to eliminate has not been controversial for 24 years. Stirring up needless fights over public lands is more about smoke-and-mirrors than land management.
The Forest Service manages about 194 million acres. About 58 million acres of national forest are relatively undeveloped, and the rule applies to about 45,000 acres. These lands are generally remote and rugged and defined by what they don’t have — roads. They’re mostly accessed by trail, except in winter when they might be approached with snowmobiles.
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