Roadless Area - Idaho Rule
Idaho’s Roadless Areas make up the core of the last intact forest ecosystem in the lower 48 states – where all of the native plants, fish and wildlife -- from the smallest plant to the largest predator -- can still be found.National Forest Roadless Areas in Idaho are the cornerstone of the state’s world class hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation heritage.Draft Environmental Impact Statement…
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Colorado Roadless Rule - 2010 Petition Documents
Colorado Roadless Petition - April 4, 2010 (PDF, 99 KB)Statement from Agriculture Secretary Vilsack on Colorado Roadless Petition - April 6, 2010 (PDF, 23.8 KB)Side by Side Comparison of the 2009 Draft Petition and The 2010 Final Petition (PDF, 115 KB)
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Colorado Roadless Rule - 2008 and 2001 Proposed Rule Documents
Proposed Colorado Roadless Rule and Revised Draft Environment Impact Statement (RDEIS)Proposed Colorado Roadless Rule, Office of the Federal Register 04/15/2011 (PDF - 142 KB)Revised Draft Environment Impact Statement Summary (PDF, 968 KB)Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (PDF, 4.4 MB)Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Appendix A (PDF, 285 KB)Revised Draft Environmental…
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Colorado Roadless Rule - 2012 Final Rule Documents
Colorado Roadless Areas Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)Final Rule (PDF, 493 KB)Final Environmental Impact Statement (PDF, 3.4 MB)Final Environmental Impact Statement Executive Summary (PDF, 547 KB)Final Environmental Impact Statement Appendices (PDF, 15.8 MB)Final Environmental Impact Statement Map PacketCivil Rights Impact Analysis (PDF, 2.8 MB)Regulatory Impact Analysis (PDF, 1.1 MB…
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Roadless Area - Colorado Rule
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Colorado Roadless RuleThe final Colorado Roadless Rule reinstating the temporary road exception for coal mining activity within the North Fork Coal Mining Area is effective as of April 17, 2017. The rule took effect Feb. 17, 2017.BackgroundOn July 3, 2012, the…
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Roadless Area - Alaska Rule
The final rule repealing the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska was published on January 27, 2023.Repealing the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule, which exempted the Tongass from roadless protections, returned the inventoried roadless areas of the forest to management under the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest in…