Save the Roadless Rule

Save the Roadless Rule

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For over two decades, the Roadless Rule has prohibited the construction of new roads and commercial logging in National Forest “inventoried roadless areas” that provide essential fish and wildlife habitat, protect water quality, and support valuable recreational opportunities.

In Florida, eliminating this rule would open these important public lands in the Ocala National Forest, Osceola National Forest, and Apalachicola National Forest to roads and commercial logging. Adjacent to the St. Johns, the Ocala National Forest and its roadless areas directly benefit the health of our river.

For over two decades, the Roadless Rule has prohibited the construction of new roads and commercial logging in National Forest “inventoried roadless areas” that provide essential fish and wildlife habitat, protect water quality, and support valuable recreational opportunities.

In Florida, eliminating this rule would open these important public lands in the Ocala National Forest, Osceola National Forest, and Apalachicola National Forest to roads and commercial logging. Adjacent to the St. Johns, the Ocala National Forest and its roadless areas directly benefit the health of our river.

Email Your Representatives in Congress

Many of you submitted a public comment to the USDA in opposition of rescinding the roadless rule. But the fight for our public lands is not over.

Congress must pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R. 3930/S. 2042). This legislation would make protections for these unspoiled forests permanent — keeping bulldozers, road-building, and destructive logging out for good.

Please email your members of Congress today and urge them to cosponsor the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Together, we can safeguard our forests, our waterways, and the wildlife that depends on them.

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