USDA to Roll Back Roadless Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of Public Land
From Trout Unlimited:
Arlington, Virginia — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its intention to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule—which provides critical protections for 58.5 million acres of national forest lands across the United States. Originally promulgated in response to the growing backlog of costs associated with maintaining the more than 386,000 miles of roads spanning across the national forest system, the Roadless Rule has become an effective and popular mechanism for conserving important backcountry fish and wildlife habitat.
“Roadless areas are…
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