For nearly 25 years, over 40 million acres of the continent's most intact and healthy forests have been kept free of large-scale development by a U.S. Forest Service policy, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Now, the Trump administration intends to repeal it, opening these forests to logging and development.
Roadless forests are among the nation's most important public lands—places that belong to all of us and safeguard the freedom to hike, camp, hunt, fish and explore. They protect clean drinking water for communities and wildlife, improve air quality, store carbon and are home to thousands of miles of trails and other recreation areas. Many roadless forests—like parts of the Tongass—are critical to the livelihood and cultural well-being of Indigenous communities. Many of these forests are thousands of years old, sheltering unique ecosystems.
Repealing the Roadless Rule will allow reckless logging and unchecked development that irreversibly damages these special places—destroying critical habitat and beloved recreation areas in the process. Once these forests are gone they can't be brought back. We must protect them now so future generations can enjoy the same wild places, healthy ecosystems and outdoor traditions we have today.
Thank you for your advocacy and support.
Sincerely,
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