The Trump administration is working to weaken or eliminate the Roadless Rule, a longstanding safeguard that protects nearly 2 million acres of Oregon’s forests and 58 million acres nationwide from destructive logging and development. These include beloved places like the Metolius River, Lost Lake, the Oregon Dunes, Mount Hebo, Hardesty Mountain, Tumalo Mountain, and the Upper Hood River Valley.
During the extremely short 2025 comment period, the public submitted over 600,000 comments with 99% opposition to the Administration’s plans. That overwhelming consensus has thus far been ignored, and the Trump administration is proceeding with a second comment period. We need to be just as loud as before!
Roadless areas are some of the most intact landscapes we have left. They provide clean drinking water for communities like Bend, Eugene, and Salem. They shelter fish and wildlife, and offer quiet, wild recreation.
They are some of our last, best places.
But their mature and old-growth forests make them a target for commercial logging, and the Trump administration is eager to meet its goal for a 25% increase in logging on our public lands. If these areas are forced open to reckless commercial logging, they will be fragmented, degraded, and left more vulnerable to wildfire. Studies show that wildfires are nearly four times more likely to ignite in areas with roads.
Take action now to support these vital landscapes!
