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ROADLESS FORESTS

Protecting our most pristine forests from development; Preserving resources for wildlife and humankind.

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Roadless Area Conservation Policy Chronology

October 21, 2011 - This chronology covers the history of roadless areas. View the legal status of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. more

Northeast Swift Timber Project Comment Letter

September 1, 2011 - The Table Mountain Roadless Area inside New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest would be logged — and in some locations clear-cut — under the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed “Northeast Swift” timber project. The land is visible to the north from the famous Kancamagus Scenic Highway. This is the eighth timber project proposed in the forest’s roadless areas since 2005, and we have submitted comments outlining our strong opposition. more

The Roadless Rule: A Tenth Anniversary Assessment

January 11, 2011 - A decade after it was first adopted by the U.S. Forest Service, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has proven to be remarkably successful in protecting the 58.5 million acres of national forest roadless areas from road building and logging. Only about 75 miles of road building has occurred in the roadless areas – far less than the Forest Service had predicted a decade ago -- and just a miniscule fraction of the unroaded forests has been logged, mostly in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest. more