Roadless Areas - Archive
2001 Roadless Rule EIS Documents2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 1 (PDF, 16.26 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 2 (PDF, 84.99 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 3 (PDF, 1.26 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact Statement – Vol. 4 (PDF, 18.30 MB)2001 Roadless Rule Final Environmental Impact…
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Roadless Rule Metadata - Outer National Forest Boundaries Alaska Region (R10)
nfsbnd_ak_dd (coverage name)Metadata:Identification_Information:Citation:Citation_Information:Originator: USDA Forest Service - Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC)Publication_Date: 20000915Title: Outer administrative boundary forUSDA Forest Service Alaska Region (R10)Edition: FinalGeospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcInfo exportPublication_Information:Publication_Place: Salt…
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2001 Roadless Rule Metadata - National Forest Boundaries Alaska Region (R10)
nfsland_ak_dd (coverage name)Metadata:Identification_Information:Citation:Citation_Information:Originator: USDA Forest Service - Geospatial Service and Technology Center (GSTC)Publication_Date: 20000915Title: NFS boundary for USDA Forest Service Alaska Region (R10)Edition: FinalGeospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: ArcInfo exportPublication_Information:Publication_Place: Salt Lake City,…
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Roadless Area - Alaska Rule
The final rule repealing the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska was published on January 27, 2023.Repealing the 2020 Alaska Roadless Rule, which exempted the Tongass from roadless protections, returned the inventoried roadless areas of the forest to management under the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction, reconstruction, and timber harvest in…
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Roadless Areas
On June 23, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins announced the intent to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. That rule established prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction and timber harvests on nearly 60 million acres of national forests and grasslands. Today, the 2001 Roadless Rule pertains to nearly 45 million acres of national forests…
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Tongass trees featured at state, national capitols for holidays
The 2024 Together Tree is displayed on the patio of the Alaska Governor’s House, Dec. 10, 2024. The tree was harvested and delivered by the Hoonah Ranger District of the Tongass National Forest, resuming a project meant to highlight the important relationships among federal, state, tribal and…