Don Rose
The Trump Administration is proposing to repeal the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, opening more than 45 million acres of forests to road building, logging, mining, and other industrial development. These areas host groves of old-growth, clean drinking water, critical fish and wildlife habitat, and thousands of miles of hiking trails.
We urge members to voice strong opposition to the USDA’s proposal to eliminate or weaken the Roadless Rule. Roadless areas provide outstanding recreation opportunities that could be harmed through increased noise and decreased opportunity for solitude. Roadless areas protect clean water. Building roads causes increased erosion, sedimentation, and landslide activity. Roadless areas provide essential wildlife habitat where influence from human activity is reduced. More roads will increase wildfires.
Here is a map of Roadless Areas in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
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