by FSEEE | Oct 14, 2026 | FS Reorganization
For more than a decade, Congress has barred the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from spending appropriated funds to reorganize the department without the approval of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, and since 2020 it has imposed the same requirement on...
by FSEEE | Oct 13, 2026 | Sound Off
Here at FSEEE, we are deeply concerned by the Department of Agriculture’s final revisions to 36 CFR 218 — published October 13, 2026 — which sharply curtail the public’s voice in managing its own lands. Comment periods shrink to 15 days for environmental assessments...
by FSEEE | Oct 6, 2026 | Roadless Rule
The 2001 Roadless Conservation Area Rule has protected many valuable national forest lands for twenty-five years. Thank you to everyone who submitted comments in defense of our cherished legacy! At FSEEE we have been busy countering the efforts to undo this protection...
by FSEEE | Oct 4, 2026 | Roadless Rule
To submit your comments on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule, please go to: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/11/2026-18648/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation#open-comment Comments are due 10/06/2026 at 11:59 pm EST. We have heard of...
by FSEEE | Sep 30, 2026 | FSEEE in the News, Victory
Judge sets firm deadline for compliance with Endangered Species Act. Just a couple of hours ago, the federal judge ruled in FSEEE’s lawsuit against the Forest Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the...
by FSEEE | Sep 24, 2026 | In the News, Inside FSEEE
Rollback Would Strip Wildlife and Watershed Safeguards from 193 Million Acres of Public Land as the Forest Service Faces an $11.44 Billion Maintenance Backlog and Plans to Cut Two-Thirds of Its Permanent Workforce Washington, DC — Forest Service Employees for...
by FSEEE | Sep 10, 2026 | Action Alert
The U.S. Department of Agriculture intends to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety, stripping protection from 44.7 million acres of the wildest national forest land in the United States. The USDA published the proposed rescission rule Aug....
by FSEEE | Sep 10, 2026 | In the News
Against the backdrop of the Spokane fires, Lauren Sommer with National Public Radio recently reported on the struggles of state governments to enact effective wildfire codes. Sommer spoke with Spokane resident Dave Kokot, whose home was threatened by two of the three...
by FSEEE | Sep 10, 2026 | Roadless Rule
The USDA is accepting public comments about rescinding the Roadless Rule until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, October 6, 2026. Click here to read the proposed rule change. Click here to comment. As a staunch National Forest advocate, FSEEE is working to identify...
by FSEEE | Sep 10, 2026 | Roadless Rule
Comment Now to Protect the Crown Jewels of our National Forests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture published a proposed rule Aug. 18 to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety, stripping protection from 44.7 million acres of the wildest...
