Protect Oregon’s Wildest Places

For nearly 25 years, the Roadless Rule has protected almost 200,000 acres of forests and grasslands in Central Oregon from unnecessary roadbuilding and destructive logging. These protections safeguard clean drinking water, wildlife habitat, recreation opportunities, and climate resilience.

Now, the USDA is proposing to weaken or eliminate the Roadless Rule across 44.7 million acres nationwide—putting our most wild and intact public lands at risk. More roads would mean more wildfires, degraded watersheds, fragmented wildlife corridors, and loss of the wild places we depend on.

The agency is trying to rush this rollback through with minimal public input—making your voice now especially important.

Urge the USDA to abandon this rollback and keep strong protections for America's roadless forests.

Personalized comments have the greatest impact. If you can, share why Roadless Areas matter to you—whether it's a favorite place to hike, a memorable wildlife encounter, or other important values these landscapes provide for you.

This short 20-day public comment period ends on September 19. Please comment today.