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Save the Roadless Area Conservation Rule

August 28, 2026

By Tracy Abler, Justice Coordinator

On August 18, 2026, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the U.S. Forest Service has filed a proposed rule to rescind in its entirety the national 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which protects roughly 45 million acres of national forest land from road building and timber harvesting.

A 30-day comment period is open now until September 21, 2026.

You can read the proposal and submit your feedback electronically through https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-223869. Tips for writing an effective comment can be found at Regulations.gov.

Alternatively, you can mail hardcopy letters to:
Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination
201 14th Street SW
Mailstop 1108
Washington, DC 20250-1124

Learn the timeline of the Roadless Rule in this lovely Earth Justice article.

Additional background information is available on the Forest Service Roadless Areas webpage.

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