Rescinding Roadless Rule Restrictions
The Department of Agriculture has proposed rescinding the 2001 "Roadless Rule." This rule places national, blanket restrictions that hinder forest management activities to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health. Removing these restrictions would give local forest managers more direct authority to determine when areas should remain roadless. This handout shares facts about roadless areas and how rescinding the rule would impact land management.
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Policy report: September 2026
The intent of this report is to update employees on agency policy actions, including national directives, regulations and information collections.REGULATORY UPDATESForest Service Directives Modernization Proposed Rule (July 1, 2026)On July 1, 2026, the Forest Service published a proposed rule to…
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Roadless Areas - Acreage Overlays by State
Acreages within various characteristic layers stratified by InventoriedRoadless Area categories by StateAll acreage figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.ALABAMAAll acreage figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000.AlabamaINVENTORIED ROADLESS AREA CATEGORIESSUM…that does not allow road construction and reconstruction…that does not allow road construction and the Forest Plan recommends…
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Idaho Roadless Rule Corrections and Modifications
Caribou-Targhee National Forest 2015 ModificationFederal Register - Proposed Idaho Roadless Area Boundary Modification; Caribou-Targhee National Forest - (pdf - 200k)West Mink Roadless Area Map - (pdf - 848k)Gibson Jack Project Map - (pdf - 1.34mb)Idaho Panhandle National Forest 2014 Modifications and CorrectionsIdaho Panhandle Modified Roadless Areas Map - (pdf - 935k)Federal Register -…
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Roadless Areas - Archive
2001 Roadless Rule EIS Documents2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 1 (PDF, 16.26 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 2 (PDF, 84.99 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 3 (PDF, 1.26 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 4 (PDF, 18.30 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact…
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Roadless Rule Metadata - Outer National Forest Boundaries Alaska Region (R10)
nfsbnd_ak_dd (coverage name)Metadata:Identification_Information:Citation:Citation_Information:Originator: USDA Forest Service - Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC)Publication_Date: 20000915Title: Outer administrative boundary forUSDA Forest Service Alaska Region (R10)Edition: FinalGeospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcInfo exportPublication_Information:Publication_Place: Salt…