Protect Oregon’s Wild Forests
Stand up for Oregon’s 2 million acres of Roadless Areas under new threat from the Trump administration.
The Trump administration has announced plans to 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.
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.
Oregon’s wild places will need your voice to defend the roadless rule and the places it protects, but we also have an opportunity to pass long-lasting protections for these special places that won’t be subject to a president’s meddling. The Roadless Area Conservation Act (RACA) would permanently safeguard these critical public lands and the benefits they provide. Both Senators Wyden and Merkley are supporting this legislation, as well as Representatives Andrea Salinas and Suzanne Bonamici. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has also expressed support for the Roadless Rule.
Take action now to support these vital landscapes!
