Defenders of Wildlife: Congress Introduces Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2021
January 13, 2021
January 13, 2021
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Jan. 12:
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule was adopted by the U.S. Forest Service on January 12, 2001 to conserve wildlands, watersheds and wildlife habitat within national forest lands by preventing development within areas that had not been touched by road building and logging. Protecting nearly 60 million acres of unroaded areas within the national forest system, the rule is one of America's most . . .
The Roadless Area Conservation Rule was adopted by the U.S. Forest Service on January 12, 2001 to conserve wildlands, watersheds and wildlife habitat within national forest lands by preventing development within areas that had not been touched by road building and logging. Protecting nearly 60 million acres of unroaded areas within the national forest system, the rule is one of America's most . . .