There are too many roads in our forests. Many of the 380,000 miles of roads are unused, dead-end routes.

The Secure Rural Schools Act is good for forests, rural communities and schools. It is something that everyone – from teachers to county commissioners – can get behind.

A large road network and rapidly growing use of dirt bikes, ATVs and other off-road vehicles threaten our national forests.

Forests are a vital part of America’s land system. So much of what makes our country special would vanish without them.

Can you imagine an America without the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty preserved as they are? If it weren’t for the Antiquities Act, places like these may never have been protected.