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roadless

  • Advocacy

    A healthy stream thanks to roadless area forest treatments

    Caples Creek Roadless Area provides a good example of the benefits of fuels treatment projects in Roadless Areas.

    Our public lands are the foundation of healthy watersheds and strong communities. From remote trout streams to working forests and rangelands, these places provide clean water, vital trout habitat and public access for all Americans. But pressures like efforts to sell off and privatize public land threaten what makes them so valuable. This blog series…

  • From the President

    Thanks for those who serve

    I was in my 20s and working for the Bureau of Land Management when the second longest shutdown of the federal government occurred. It lasted three weeks and was punctuated by “a storm like no other,” so I spent much of the three weeks shoveling neighbors’ sidewalks and helping push out snowbound cars. When the…

  • Public Lands

    Roadless photo essay

    Adventures are endless on Roadless Areas.

    Pure magic...found on your nearest Roadless Area. Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. Photo by Tanner Belknap 45 million acres of National Forest land protected by the Roadless Rule are currently at risk. These protections help safeguard clean water, crucial fish and wildlife habitat and the adventures we all cherish while allowing for multiple uses—including fishing, hunting,…

  • Public Lands

    10 things you can do in Roadless Areas

    Here are some things you might not know are possible in Roadless Areas...

    The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule provides critical protections for 45 million acres of National Forest lands across the United States. For more than 20 years, the Roadless Rule has conserved backcountry public lands and waters while providing flexibility for the Forest Service to steward these high-value landscapes through active management that improves forest health…

  • Conservation

    Roadless is more

    Quick, name your favorite Inventoried roadless area. Do any come to mind? If you’re like most public land users, roadless areas probably aren’t the first thing you think of when dreaming about your favorite hunting or fishing spot. But they should be—and you might have been enjoying roadless areas for years without even knowing it.…