Since 2001, the Roadless Area Conservation Rule has ensured protection for big wild places across the United States, including 2 million acres of some of Oregon’s most iconic landscapes. With the Rule under threat as part of the Trump administration’s war on nature and public lands, we must stand up to defend the wild places we love.
Listen in to learn about the history of the Roadless Rule, and explore what’s at stake if it is repealed. We zoom in on specific wild places around Oregon, and give you the tools you’ll need to make your voice heard.
Speakers
Marina Richie, from Bend, is on the board of the Greater Hells Canyon Council. She’s the author of Halcyon Journey in Search of the Belted Kingfisher, awarded the 2024 John Burroughs Medal and a National Outdoor Book Award. She wrote a series for Oregon Wild’s 50th Anniversary called “Every Wild Place Has a Story” that featured several roadless areas. Her passion for saving wildlands in the state date to volunteering for the then Oregon Wilderness Coalition in the late ’70s and lobbying for the Oregon Wilderness Bill of 1984. Her new book featuring birds at every level of ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest will come out in September, 2026. You can find more about her and read her blogs at www.marinarichie.com.
Chandra LeGue is the Senior Conservation Advocate for Oregon Wild and the author of Oregon’s Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide.
Sami Godlove is the Central Oregon Field Coordinator for Oregon Wild.
Additional Resources
We need your help defending the Roadless Rule. View the map of Roadless Areas at risk here, and submit your comment in defense of Oregon’s wildlands here.
Feeling extra inspired? Turn your comment into a Letter to Editor using our how-to guide.
