2001 Roadless Rule Metadata - National Forest Boundaries (Lower 48)
nfsland_us_dd (coverage name)Metadata:Identification_Information:Citation:Citation_Information:Originator: USDA Forest Service - Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC)Publication_Date: 20000915Title: National Forest BoundariesEdition: SecondGeospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:mapPublication_Information:Publication_Place: Salt Lake City, UTPublisher: USDA Forest Service -…
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Idaho Roadless Rule - Petition Documents
The Idaho Roadless Rule Petition, October 5, 2006 (PDF, 427 KB)Idaho Executive Order 2006-43 (PDF, 99.7 KB)Idaho Executive Order 2006-44 (PDF, 98 KB)Idaho Governor Risch's Letter to the Sec. of Agriculture (PDF, 116 KB)Sec. of Agriculture's Letter to Governor Risch (PDF, 72 KB)RACNAC Letter to Sec. of Agriculture (PDF, 628 KB)Congressman Otter's Letter to the Sec. of Agriculture (PDF, 21 KB)…
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Idaho Roadless Rule - Final Rule Documents
Idaho Roadless Area Final RuleFederal Register - Idaho Roadless Area Final Rule (PDF, 472 KB)Official Maps and GIS Data for Idaho Roadless AreasMap ServiceMetadataGeodatabaseShape FileFinal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)Federal Register - FEIS Notice Of Availability (PDF, 51 KB)Final Environmental Impact Statement - Summary (PDF, 555 KB )Final Environmental Impact Statement - Volume 1 (…
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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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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…
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Roadless Areas
On June 23, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. That rule established prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction and timber harvests on nearly 60 million acres of national forests and grasslands. Today, the 2001 Roadless Rule pertains to nearly 45 million acres of national forests…