Current Action Issues
The USDA has moved to GUT the Roadless Rule.
44 million acres of public lands could be opened to road building and industrial logging — 9 million acres in the Tongass alone.
Submit Your Comment → HERE
Help build a documented public record of opposition which will be evidence for any future legal challenge, and for the leaders who take up this fight next. Your comment is evidence for tomorrow, not just today. Every comment submitted through this tool joins the official federal record. Comments are DUE SEPTEMBER 21st.
Why This Matters for the Tongass
USDA is framing this as wildfire-risk reduction and local control. Here's what that leaves out:
- Wildfire risk doesn't apply here. Southeast Alaska is a temperate rainforest. Rescinding protections here opens old growth to new logging roads, not wildfire safety.
- This is about industrial access, not local control. The administration's own executive order is titled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential."
- Our regional economies depends on these lands staying intact — fishing, recreation, tourism all rely on these intact ecosystems.
- We've made our stance loud and clear. The 2001 Roadless Rule came from one of the most extensive public rulemakings in U.S. history with over a million comments, 99% of which were in support.
Click HERE to See the Roadless Areas at Risk
Protect the Tongass
If you feel passionately about an issue facing the Tongass and want to make your voice heard, you can write a letter to the editor, submit a commentary to the radio, or write an op-ed. Contact our policy team at [email protected] to brainstorm ideas or for support with an outline or submittal process.
