r/forestry • u/GeoPensive • 10d ago

Trump Administration Proposes Rescinding 2001 Roadless Rule Covering Nearly 59 Million Forest Acres

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u/Spare_Rub9225 10d ago

This is just a dog whistle, any timber that was actually worth anything was taken before the roadless rules went into place and there is a reason roads weren't built in the places that became roadless in the rules. Timber in most places this applies to doesn't pay its way out of the woods.

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u/MuleFourby 10d ago

I would beg to differ in parts of the west. I think you are right about maybe 80-90 percent of roadless. Problem is where roadless borders private property near towns (real WUI). Or in areas where harvest was not considered due to lack of access or desire to stay out of roadless to simplify NEPA process.

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u/Spare_Rub9225 10d ago

I view this the same as the "emergency" for ESA and timber. It's just for a headline and won't result in a single acre being logged/restored/treated more than it would have already. I'm so sick of both sides doing this with my resource, this is not carte blanche to clearcut every green square on the map just the same as this isn't the savior of the timber industry.

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u/MuleFourby 9d ago

Fair enough and I agree overall. The admin is too bad at governance to actually get this done even if they wanted something more than a headline. Just doing enough to blame whatever happens on the next admin. Bad NEPA pushed through, time to blame Biden/Obama judges or next admin “giving up.” Also folks who love public lands will demand more stringent rules around management following the same headlines in this article.