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 and to open these areas to extraction and development. Here is a tally of our efforts to date:
October 6, 2026 FSEEE submits comments and supporting appendices and exhibits opposing the rescission of the Roadless Rule.
Read our 109-page comment letter with our 66-pages of supporting appendices and exhibits here.
September 30, 2026 FSEEE submits testimony at a virtual subsistence hearing hosted by the Forest Service Alaska Region. We emphasize that the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Title VIII governing subsistence requires evaluations in affected communities regarding the impact of rescinding the Roadless Rule.
Read our 2-page subsistence hearing testimony here.
September 29, 2026 FSEEE submits a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Forest Service Washington Office requesting materials related to the Roadless Rule rescission. We ask for resource specialist reports, DEIS drafts and emails, methodologies used to determine timber operability, economic analysis workpapers, records pertaining to Alaska subsistence concerns and the agency roster of who worked on the Roadless Rule rescission.
Read our 3-page FOIA request here.
September 29, 2026 FSEEE submits a Request for Correction of Information for the proposed Roadless Rule rescission to the Forest Service Washington Office per agency Information Quality Guidelines. We note the need for corrections to how costs are presented in the Roadless Rule rescission DEIS.
Read our 15-page Request for Correction of Information here.
September 8, 2026 FSEEE submits a Comment Period Extension Request presenting sound reasons for extending the 30-day comment period. The USDA extended the comment period by 15 days on September 11, 2026.
