Comment Now on the rescission of
the 2001 roadless rule
Speak Up to Protect the Roadless Rule
Suggested Comments
Personalize it: Let the Forest Service know how important Roadless Areas are to you.
The Roadless Rule protects our last wild forests. Removing protections would open the door to logging, mining, and road development in places that currently provide critical wildlife habitat, clean water, and recreational opportunities.
Rescission will irrevocably harm the Great Burn, eroding one of the most intact ecosystems in the northern Rockies
The Roadless Rule protects watersheds and drinking water. Roadless areas protect headwaters and stream networks that provide clean drinking water for millions of Americans.
Rescinding the Rule fiscally irresponsible. The USFS already has a road maintenance backlog over $3 billion. Adding more roads will only increase this burden.
The comment period on the Trump administration’s attempt to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule is open.
Currently, the Roadless Rule protects 58.5 million acres of undeveloped national forest lands from new road construction and logging, putting some of the nation’s most wild, intact, and ecologically vital lands at risk.
This is especially true in the Great Burn ecosystem, whose 27 Roadless areas make up 1.3 million acres. These areas make up the ecological backbone of the region, serving as migration corridors for grizzlies, Canada lynx, bull trout wolverine and a host of other vulnerable species.
Rolling back the Roadless Rule is not just a bureaucratic move—it’s a direct threat to the integrity of the Great Burn ecosystem.
The Great Burn ecosystem’s 27 Roadless Areas make up well over half of the region. The, free-flowing rivers and streams, rugged ridge lines and dense forests are home to a myriad of threatened and vulnerable species like wolverine, mountain goats and bull trout.