Update: Comment deadline extended to October 6.
In the United States, some of the most important intact forests were designated as Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) in 2001 under the Roadless Area Conservation Rule [often called the ‘Roadless Rule’].The US administration’s proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule endangers irreplaceable intact forest landscapes in the US. These areas are part of a global network of intact forests vital to regional and planetary health. The justifications for rescinding the Roadless Rule are fiscally misguided and ecologically flawed.
Read full article from Biological Conservation, Vol. 321, September 2026.
By David J. Mildrexler, Logan T. Berner, Beverly E. Law, Mary S. Booth
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The Sierra Club in partnership with More Than Parks has created a tool to aid in submitting comments to save the Roadless Rule. It’s “the ultimate roadless rule commenting engine that helps folks to create the kind of comments that actually matter. And it’s connected to a map that really lets you see and connect with these places.”
“This tool is powered by our PLAN engine and helps you to create comments that are both unique and substantive and poke holes directly in the government’s flawed logic on the roadless repeal giving litigators their best shot at arguing the case and preventing the repeal.” (Source: “We Built the Tool to Save the Roadless Rule”).
Start crafting your comment: check out the tool now!
Comments close October 6.
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