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Court Restores Landmark Roadless Area Protections (9/20/06)

In a long-awaited ruling, a Federal District Court judge today declared the Bush administration’s nullification of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule illegal and ordered the US Forest Service to reinstate it. The 2001 Rule, which protected over 58 million acres of national forest land from logging, mining and roadbuilding, was overturned by the Bush administration in May 2005.

Bush's roadless-forest plan overturned (9/21/06)

A federal judge on Wednesday reinstated a road-construction ban in nearly 50 million acres of pristine wilderness, overturning a Bush administration rule that could have cleared the way for more commercial activity in national forests in Oregon and other states.

Bush Administration Ends Popular Roadless Rule (07/13/04)

Yesterday the Bush administration announced its intent to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a program created under President Clinton to protect some of the most pristine remaining wild lands within America's National Forests. The administration has said that it will replace this popular rule with a state-by-state "petition" process. The move strips protections from some 58 million acres of public land throughout the nation.

Over 260,000 Americans Send Message to Bush: Protect Roadless Forests (03/02/06)

ONRC and other conservationists announced the submission of a petition to the federal government signed by over 260,000 Americans, including over 100 current and former Olympic athletes.

Washington Governor Joins Roadless Forests Lawsuit (02/09/06)

ONRC applauds decision by Washington Governor Chris Gregoire to join court challenge against Bush administration's repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Press Release: Outdoor industry seeks moratorium on roadless area development (3/31/06)

Outdoor industry leaders, small businesses join to seek moratorium on logging and development in roadless lands

Press Release: Outdoor Recreation, Conservation Groups Defend Roadless Areas (3/30/06)

 

Western Citizens Seek To Reinstate Roadless Area Protections: Roadless Repeal Challenged (10/06/05)

San Francisco, CA - Joining the States of California, Oregon, and New Mexico, 20 conservation groups today added their voices to the call for protection of the last wild places in North America. The conservation groups filed a lawsuit in federal district court in San Francisco seeking to invalidate a Bush administration decision targeting the last, large untouched tracts of our national forests for industrial development. The suit asks the court to reinstate a prior rule that protected these key areas.

Conservationists Applaud Oregon Court Challenge on Roadless Forests, Urge Kulongoski to Act (08/30/05)

Portland, OR -- Oregon conservationists today applauded the announcement of a court challenge by the states of Oregon, New Mexico, and California aimed at overturning the Bush administration’s plan to open America’s last roadless wild forests to logging and other development. However, conservationists urged Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski to do more.

Conservationists Launch New Challenge to Bush Administration and Roadless Forest Logging (10/12/05)

Oregon Natural Resources Council (ONRC) and the Oregon Council of Trout Unlimited join 75 other conservation organizations to reverse Bush forest policy

New Study: Federal Roadless Policy Threatens Clean Water, Old-Growth Forests, and Wild Salmon (10/13/05)

Portland/Medford - A new study released today provides the first comprehensive evaluation of the importance of Oregon's 2 million acres of unprotected roadless forest lands for clean drinking water, old-growth forests, salmon recovery and a host of other ecological and economic values.