PRESIDENT OBAMA, PLEASE PROTECT OUR NATIONAL FOREST WILDLANDS

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There are nearly sixty million acres of wild national forest lands that were protected under the 2001 Roadless Rule.

Now many of these areas stand unprotected and could be vulnerable to logging and road building.

These lands are refuges for rare bears, wolves, birds, fish—and for people who use them for hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, and just getting away from the frenzy of everyday life.

Clearly the best future for these lands and the people who enjoy them is to leave them as they are. They have tenuous and temporary protection now. With a strong push from the public, they can be protected forever.

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Why Protect Roadless Areas?
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The almost 60 million acres of large roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. See where roadless areas can be found.

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The Tongass National Forest
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See firsthand accounts, facts, and video of Alaska's Tongass National Forest. Photo © Don Pitcher, AlaskaStock.com

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Photo Slideshow of Roadless Areas

Explore stunning photos of wildlife and wild forests in roadless areas throughout the United States. Photo © Terry Glase

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Milestones in the Fight

Earthjustice, Natural Resources Defense Council, and our allies have fought for years to protect roadless areas. See a timeline of the major milestones. Photo © Terry Glase

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Roadless Quotes

President Obama "Road construction in national forests can harm fish and wildlife habitats while polluting local lakes, rivers, and streams. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule—which was made on the basis of extensive citizen input—protects 58.5 million acres of national forest from such harmful building. I will be proud to support and defend it."
— Sen. Barack Obama
League of Conservation Voters Candidate Questionnaire

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New York Times logo "[Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's decision to review all logging and road construction in national forest wildlands] is a welcome reprieve, but it is only a first step. These areas need the complete and permanent protection that President Bill Clinton had in mind when he signed the so-called roadless rule in 2001."
— Editorial, The New York Times (June 3, 2009)



Roadless Inventory

Read the USDA's Roadless Area Review and Evaluation from January, 1979:
USDA, RARE II FEIS Summary (Jan. 1979)



Coalition Partners

Earthjustice · Natural Resources Defense Council

Defenders of Wildlife · Sierra Club · The Wilderness Society

League of Conservation Voters · Environment America



Special thanks to Nelson Guda, Terry Glase, John McCarthy of TWS,
Thomas O'Keefe, and the San Juan Citizens Alliance.