155 conservation organizations signed the letter co-written by Eco-Integrity Alliance, John Muir Project, Western Watersheds Project, and Eco Advocates NW urging Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to go beyond simply reinstating the weakened Roadless Rule official rescinded last week.
On top of reinstating the Roadless Rule, the groups are pushing for stronger, loophole-free legislation that permanently protects inventoried roadless areas from logging, road construction, livestock grazing, and other extractive activities.
Our letter calls for legislation that:
- Permanently prohibits logging, road construction, grazing, and other extractive activities in inventoried roadless areas;
- Closes loopholes in state and federal “Roadless Rules” that permit logging and road-building purportedly for wildfire mitigation;
- Prioritizes maintenance of existing classified roads and the decommissioning of unauthorized roads;
- Ensures these irreplaceable ecosystems remain intact as vital carbon sinks, biodiversity refuges, and sources of clean water.
Read the full letter below.
Eco-Integrity Alliance 