The U.S. Forest Service’s preferred alternative in protecting roadless areas in national forests would prohibit almost all road construction on 49.2 million acres of inventoried roadless areas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service presented its final environmental impact statement and preferred alternative to Secretary Dan Glickman on Nov. 13. Glickman will make a decision on the final plan in December.
“Our national forests are a precious national environmental treasure that we must preserve for…