Forest Protections for 200,000 Acres in Central Oregon Subject to “Roadless Rule” Repeal

Nearly 200,000 acres in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests could be subject to road construction and logging as the Trump Administration moves to repeal 25-year-old protections on public forest lands. The United States Department of Agriculture, the federal agency that oversees the U.S. Forest Service, announced on Aug. 18 a filing to rescind the […] The post Forest Protections for 200,000…