Forest Service Moves Ahead With Roadless Rule Repeal — What It Could Mean for Hunters and Public Lands
The Trump administration is moving forward with eliminating a 25-year-old rule restricting road construction and logging across more than 44 million acres of national forests. For hunters, the debate is complicated: more active forest management can improve habitat and reduce hazardous fuels, while new roads can fragment some of the best remaining backcountry habitat in the West. Hunting and conservation organizations are divided over how the Forest Service should proceed.