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Resources
- Colorado Scientists' Comments on July 28, 2009 version of proposed Colorado Roadless Rule (PDF) - October 3, 2009
- Legal Status of The Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - The Wilderness Society - August 10, 2009
- Letters in support of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule from the Governors of New Mexico, Oregon and Virginia. (April 21, 2009)
- Senate letter in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - March 12, 2009
- House letter in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - March 18, 2009
- List of House Signers (PDF)
- Governor Bill Richardson, New Mexico in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - April 17, 2009
- Governor Timothy Kaine, Virginia in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - March 17, 2009
- Governor Theodore Kulongoski, Oregon in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - January 12, 2009
- Governor Christine Gregoire, Washington in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - April 30, 2009
- Former Governor John Kitzhaber, Oregon in support of Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - March 24, 2009
- Letter from 127 scientists in support of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (PDF) - April 14, 2009
- Leading environmental organizations pen letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of the Roadless Conservation Rule. - April 14, 2009
- Colorado environmental organizations pen letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of the Roadless Conservation Rule. (April 14, 2009)
- Joint comments from the nation's leading conservation organizations regarding the conservation of roadless areas in the State of Idaho and across the country. (Letter prepared March 31, 2008)
- The Governors of Maine, Virginia, Pennsylvania and New Mexico press President Bush to uphold the Roadless Rule, while North Carolina, Wyoming, Tennessee and Virginia's Governors comment on the Administration's proposals for a state petitioning process for inventoried roadless area management.
- Scientists to Bush: Don't Ignore Science — Protect Pristine Roadless Forests.
(Letter prepared October 22, 2004)
- Economists warn that gutting Roadless Rules will be extremely costly to taxpayers.
(Letter prepared October 22, 2004)
- Economists tell President Bush and Governors that greater effort to conserve the environment will strengthen the economy of western states.
(Letter prepared December 3, 2003)
- HFC's Analysis of Public Comments
on the Bush Administration’s Proposal to Exempt Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
(prepared December 2, 2003)
- The following specialist reports are the foundation the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) concerning the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
Published by the U.S. Forest Service
- The Roadless Area Conservation Rule Main Web Page
- The Roadless Area Conservation Rule
(As published in the Federal Register, January 12, 2001)
- Roadless Area Conservation In The News
Online at http://roadless.fs.fed.us/
Published by the U.S. Forest Service
- Sen. Maria Cantwell's letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft expressing her disappointment with the Department of Justice's decision not to support the Roadless Rule in court
- Outdoor Recreation Participation and Spending Study: A State-by-State Perspective
Outdoor Industry Foundation
- Leasing Colorado's Legacy: New Roadless Plan Opens Backcountry to Drilling
Pew Environment Group, August 2008
- Analysis of the Proposed Rule:
Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; Applicability to the National Forests in Idaho
By James R. Furnish, Consulting Forester and former Deputy Chief, USDA Forest Service
- A Decade of National Forest Roadless Area Conservation: Background Paper
By The Wilderness Society
- Broken Ground: How the Bush Administration Has Broken its Pledge for Interim Protection of America's Last Wild Forests
- Eastern Roadless Areas Under Threat: How the U.S. Forest Service Minimizes Roadless Areas with Biased Procedures. (Read the press release).
- New Report Documents Destructive Logging and Energy Development by Bush Administration
By American Lands Alliance
- 'National Trails Day' Maps Show U.S.’s Best Trails at Risk
Maps released by the Heritage Forests Campaign document the great trails that would be threatened by regulatory changes; among them the Appalachian Trail, the Lewis and Clark Trail, the Pony Express Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, the California Trail and many others.
View the Specific maps for national forests in Washington, Oregon, New Hampshire and Colorado here
By The Heritage Forests Campaign
- Looming Changes Threaten Millions of Acres of Roadless National Forests
HFC's local reports profile the potential loss of threatened roadless areas in regional national forests should the rule be reversed. Areas highlighted include Idaho & Montana, New Hampshire, North Woods, Oregon and the Southern Appalachians. Read the reports or the accompanying press release.
National News Release
By The Heritage Forests Campaign
- Why the $10 Billion Forest Service Road Maintenance Backlog Is Bad for Taxpayers and
National News Release
By Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Taxpayer Losses and Missed Opportunities: How Tongass Rainforest Logging Costs Taxpayers Millions
By The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council
- Protecting America's National Forests: Saving The Last Wild 30%
By The Heritage Forests Campaign
- The Public vs. Powerful Corporate Special Interests: A Summary of Public Comment on the Bush Administration’s Plan to Change the Roadless Area Conservation Rule
By The Heritage Forests Campaign
- Imperiled Western Trout and the Importance of Roadless Areas
By The Western Native Trout Campaign
- From The Ashes: Reducing The Harmful Effects and Rising Costs of Western Wildfires
By Taxpayers for Common Sense
- In the Red: National Forest Logging Continues to
Lose Millions
By Taxpayers for Common Sense
- Our Nation's Wild Forests at Risk
By The Wilderness Society
- Protect Today, Play Tomorrow: The Importance of Roadless Area Conservation to Backcountry Recreation
By Business for Wilderness
- Roadless Areas: The Missing Link in Conservation
By The Wilderness Society
- Lost in the Forest: How the Forest Service's Misdirection, Mismanagement, and Mischief Squanders Your Tax Dollars
By Taxpayers for Common Sense
- The National Forest System Roadless Areas Initiative
By The Congressional Research Service
- Getting Burned By Logging: Forest Service Abuse of the National Fire Plan in the Sierra Nevada
By The John Muir Project
- Forest Service Lack of Financial and Performance Accountability
Has Resulted in Inefficiency and Waste
United States General Accounting Office
March, 1998
- Rewriting the Rules
By the Majority Staff of the Committee on Governmental Affairs,
United States Senate
October, 2002
- Stimulating Smarter Regulation: 2002 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local, and Tribal Entities
By The Office of Management and Budget
- Distribution of Timber Sales Receipts Fiscal Years 1992-94
United States General Accounting Office
September, 1995
- Distribution of Timber Sales Receipts Fiscal Years 1995-97
United States General Accounting Office
November, 1998
Please be aware that some links to external organizations may have expired or redirect you beyond the control of www.ourforests.org.
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