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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Support SB 949 to Protect the Santa Cruz Mountains
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction We need 1 million comments in support of our national forests | Action Newsletter - Earthjustice
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Protect forests from massive expansion of logging - Earthjustice
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction AUDUBON ALERT: Act Now to Protect Our National Forests | National Audubon Society
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #Donations Donate to the Sierra Club | Sierra Club
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Defend our forests from the administration’s chopping block | NRDC
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Black bear, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. May, 2020.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 800
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#Trump admin moves ahead to end #roadless rule on #NationalForests
Environmentalists [warn] …lifting protections will have detrimental effects for old growth #forests, #wildlife & #water supplies.
“Americans across the political spectrum have made it crystal clear that they don’t want political appointees removing protections from #PublicLands,” said Chris Krupp, an attorney with the group WildEarth Guardians.
#law #SaveRoadless #conservation #ClimateChange
https://apnews.com/article/roadless-rule-forests-trump-e80a41e0231aa070313a3484261368f3?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension -
BREAKING NEWS🚨 - Press release from the #CenterForBiologicalDiversity
#Trump Moves to Kill #RoadlessRule in Biggest Assault on #ForestProtections in U.S. History
For Immediate Release, August 18, 2026
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration today proposed scrapping the country’s most significant tool for protecting national forests, a move that would open nearly 45 million acres of wild, unfragmented forest across 37 states to road construction, logging and other development.
“Trump is pushing for the largest evisceration of public lands protection in American history and against what Americans want,” said Randi Spivak, public lands policy director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These are some of the last truly wild forests left in the country, places that shelter endangered wildlife and protect our drinking water. Once you start bulldozing roads for commercial logging and industrial development, there’s no getting them back. Americans love their public lands and want them protected. We’re going to fight like hell to safeguard these wild places for future generations.”
Today’s announcement from the U.S. Agriculture Department will be followed by Wednesday’s release of the draft environmental analysis, giving the public until Sept. 21 to comment on the proposed Roadless Rule recission.
Here are statements from the Center’s regional experts on risks to roadless forests and wildlife across the country:
Northern #Rockies
“Roadless forests are lifelines for grizzly bears and Canada lynx across the northern Rockies,” said Kristine Akland, Northern Rockies director. “Grizzlies need these areas to den and raise cubs and lynx populations are already declining as mature forest habitat disappears. Building roads and allowing logging in these wild areas would make an already difficult situation for these species even worse. People across the region know how vital these intact forests are for wildlife, clean water and recreation, and they overwhelmingly oppose dismantling the Roadless Rule.”
“We’ll fight Trump’s monstrous proposal to gut the Roadless Rule, which would be disastrous for the Tongass,” said Cooper Freeman, Alaska program director. “Punching roads through 9 million acres of intact temperate rainforest would destroy world-class salmon streams. It would open the door for corporations to clearcut irreplaceable, centuries-old Sitka spruce for export overseas. Alaska’s wild places deserve better.”
Southwest
“Roadless forests are where wildlife live,” said Taylor McKinnon, Southwest director. “They’re home to jaguars, Mexican spotted owls, and ocelots, some of the most iconic animals on the continent. Plowing roads into their habitat will bring human-caused wildfires and disturbances that they don’t need and can’t afford. We’ve fought for years to protect the forests and animals of the Southwest and there’s no way we’re giving up now.”
"Roadless areas protect the most beloved and endangered species in the Southeast,” said Will Harlan, Southeast program director. “The South Mills River harbors the country’s strongest hellbender population. Snowbird and Tusquitee Bald shelter endangered Carolina northern flying squirrels, gray bats and longsolid mussel. These forests sustain local economies, protect iconic recreation spots like the Appalachian Trail and safeguard drinking water for millions of people in Charlotte, Atlanta and beyond. Handing them over to loggers and construction crews isn’t sound policy, it’s a tragedy."
Why we need the Roadless Rule:
- Forests free of roads and logging provide crucial and connected habitat for animals and plants, protecting them from noise, pollution and other human-caused harms.
- The forests at risk — from Oregon to North Carolina — are home to scores of threatened and endangered species, including American wolverines, Canada lynx, grizzly bears and northern spotted owls. Rescinding the Roadless Rule would not only push these species closer to extinction but threaten countless others, including Alexander Archipelago wolves and Queen Charlotte goshawks.
- More than 370,000 miles of roads already fragment U.S. national forests, with a maintenance backlog in the billions of dollars. Most wildfires are human caused and occur near roads, with a decades-long, nationwide study finding human-caused wildfires are four times more likely in areas with roads than in roadless forests.
- National forests are the headwaters of many of the country’s major rivers and the largest source of municipal water supplies, serving more than 60 million people in 33 states. The Roadless Rule protects rivers and streams from roads, a major source of water pollution because of erosion and sediment.
#USPol #ProtectTheForest #NationalForests #WildlifeCorridors #WildlifeHabitat #EndangeredSpecies #Greed #CorporateColonialism #StolenLand #LandBack #ForestsAreLife #WaterIsLife
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If a forest can be one tree, what else are we miscounting? #ForestFactFriday #Pando #NationalForests #DigitalDryad #EcoEducation
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Roadless Rule Area Interactive Map
I don't love posting about current events, but this resource is timeless -> https://www.onxmaps.com/onx-access-initiatives/roadless-rulehttps://www.nateshivar.com/36535/roadless-rule-area-interactive-map/
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Mountain Goat, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. March, 2018.
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🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 500
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Please copy and paste into the form on the website of your Senators and Representative. Please share with friends. https://www.congress.gov/contact-us
Dear Senator / Representative:
I oppose undoing the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road construction, logging, and mining on roughly 60 million acres of public land. This rule must stay in place to protect the homes and businesses adjacent to national forests, to protect the water those communities depend on that flows through the National Forests, and to protect the human-centered logging jobs that have grown since the rule was imposed.
I want you to make a strong stand against this rule change with us.
A look at the past 20 years of wildfires shows that most wildfires start near roads. Roads let in people. People play with fire. The fires burn out of control. After more than 20 years of monitoring, the science is clear -- forest health is improved by fewer roads, not more, and water quality is improved by more forest, not more roads.
While the 2001 #RoadlessRule prohibits large-scale logging, it has an exception for smaller-diameter timber to be cut and sold in areas that are at risk of severe fires. The logging goals of this administration could be achieved by small-diameter timber logging, the kind that actually creates more jobs because it is a human-intensive operation, not mechanized.
Follow the science and retain the 2001 Roadless Rule to preserve our #NationalForests and clean water.
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Grizzly, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. May, 2020.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
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Grizzly, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. May, 2020.
📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR
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This Land: A Guide to Western National Forests by Robert Mohlenbrock
Lands of the Western National Forests by Robert Mullenbach is a directory-style reference book covering the national forests west of the Rockies. It's part of a trilogy — Eastern, Central, and Western — and yes, the whole series is out of print and showing its age. No new photography, no updated trail counts. And yet — if you care about American public lands, this is a must-have reference. National Forests Are the Underrated Treasure National parks get all the credit. They're the […] -
#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction Defend our forests from the administration’s chopping block | NRDC
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Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee. August, 2017.
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Grizzly, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming. May, 2020. 📷 Fujifilm X-T3 + XF100-400mmF4.5-5.6 R LM OIS WR 🎞 400 mm – 1/500″ – f/8 – ISO 400 🏷️ #Photography #NationalForests #Bears #Wildlife
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#Environmentalism #NationalForests #TakeAction FOE: Take Action | TELL YOUR SENATORS: VOTE NO on the Fix Our Forests Act – and SAVE our National Forests from Trump’s destruction! >>
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More Than Just Parks: BREAKING: Trump Administration Orders Dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
"The headquarters is going to Utah. Every regional office is being shuttered. The research program is being destroyed."
https://morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-trump-administration-orders?triedRedirect=true
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Hype for the Future 146N → National Forests in Colorado
Introduction Within the State of Colorado, much of the western two-thirds of the state is notable for the Rocky Mountains, including numerous mountain peaks with elevations in excess of 14,000 feet. National Forests in the State of Colorado are typically known as national forests in the Rocky Mountain Region, with seventeen (17) national forests--not all of which may exist in Colorado--within the region. Apart from Colorado, additional states associated with the United States National Forest […] -
Hype for the Future 146M → National Forests in Utah
Overview Within the State of Utah, the notable national forest units include the Ashley, Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, and Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forests. Though the vast majority of the forested areas of the State are associated with the Rocky Mountains on the eastern side, national forest units and ranger districts are also notable for protecting mountainous zones even immediately to the east of the urban corridor of the Wasatch Front. Today, the Ashley National Forest is associated […] -
Hype for the Future 146K → Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview The Caribou-Targhee National Forest acts as a single unit managed by the United States National Forest Service and is associated with locales in the east-central portion of the State of Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello represent two (2) of the nearest cities to the combined national forest units, with portions of the national forest existing within the same counties (Bonneville and Bannock) as the inner cities. Additional portions of the area exist within Caribou, Bear Lake, Oneida, […] -
Hype for the Future 146K → Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview The Caribou-Targhee National Forest acts as a single unit managed by the United States National Forest Service and is associated with locales in the east-central portion of the State of Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello represent two (2) of the nearest cities to the combined national forest units, with portions of the national forest existing within the same counties (Bonneville and Bannock) as the inner cities. Additional portions of the area exist within Caribou, Bear Lake, Oneida, […] -
Hype for the Future 146K → Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview The Caribou-Targhee National Forest acts as a single unit managed by the United States National Forest Service and is associated with locales in the east-central portion of the State of Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello represent two (2) of the nearest cities to the combined national forest units, with portions of the national forest existing within the same counties (Bonneville and Bannock) as the inner cities. Additional portions of the area exist within Caribou, Bear Lake, Oneida, […] -
Hype for the Future 146K → Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview The Caribou-Targhee National Forest acts as a single unit managed by the United States National Forest Service and is associated with locales in the east-central portion of the State of Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello represent two (2) of the nearest cities to the combined national forest units, with portions of the national forest existing within the same counties (Bonneville and Bannock) as the inner cities. Additional portions of the area exist within Caribou, Bear Lake, Oneida, […] -
Hype for the Future 146K → Caribou-Targhee National Forest
Overview The Caribou-Targhee National Forest acts as a single unit managed by the United States National Forest Service and is associated with locales in the east-central portion of the State of Idaho. Idaho Falls and Pocatello represent two (2) of the nearest cities to the combined national forest units, with portions of the national forest existing within the same counties (Bonneville and Bannock) as the inner cities. Additional portions of the area exist within Caribou, Bear Lake, Oneida, […] -
Hype for the Future 135M: Idaho Panhandle National Forests in Idaho and Montana
Introduction The Idaho Panhandle National Forests refer to zones within the States of Idaho and Montana that correspond with the forested and protected areas on the northern side of Idaho and the western edge of Montana. While the vast majority of the area is situated within the State of Idaho, as the name suggests, the forests also extend into the neighboring States of Washington to the west and Montana to the east. Counties The Idaho Panhandle National Forests refer to the combined […] -
Hype for the Future 135L: National Forests in the State of Washington
Introduction Within the State of Washington, large portions of the area are set aside by the National Forest Service for reasons such as preservation or cultural significance. Specifically, Washington contains a total of six (6) national forests and one (1) national scenic area. The names of the national forests in Washington are Colville, Gifford Pinchot, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie, Okanogan-Wenatchee, Olympic, and Umatilla. The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area is also largely […] -
Hype for the Future 135F: National Forests of the Cascades (Oregon)
Introduction Within the State of Oregon, much of the Cascade Range is set aside by the federal government to serve as sites of the associated national forests of the region, including the Fremont-Winema, Umpqua, Deschutes, Willamette, and Mount Hood National Forests. Apart from the aforementioned national forests of the area, surrounding communities also play large roles on both the east and west sides of the range, the former often coinciding with the High Desert region spanning much of the […] -
Hype for the Future 104K: The National Forests of Michigan
Introduction Within the State of Michigan, three (3) distinct national forest zones exist serving notable roles throughout the scope of the community. The national forests in question are the Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha, and Ottawa National Forests, with the three distinct national forest zones offering unique perspectives on the general area of the Northwoods region of the Upper Midwest. Huron-Manistee National Forest Although the Huron and Manistee National Forests are geographically […] -
#SanCarlosApache Tribe welcomes Federal Court ruling delaying trade of sacred Oak Flat to Chinese-backed #ResolutionCopper
By San Carlos Apache Tribe, Censored News, June 9, 2025
#SanCarlosApacheNation, #Arizona — "The San Carlos Apache Tribe welcomes Friday’s federal court ruling preventing the Trump Administration from trading sacred Oak Flat to Chinese-backed Resolution #CopperMining no sooner than 60 days after the government releases an environmental report expected to be published later this month.
"The #Trump Administration had indicated that it intended to trade 2,422 acres of #TontoNationalForest 70 miles east of #PhoenixAZ that includes Oak Flat to Resolution Copper immediately upon publication of the mine’s updated environmental report.
U.S. District Court Judge Dominic W. Lanza’s order 'preclude(s) the United States Forest Service from proceeding with the challenged land exchange until 60 days after the issuance of the Final Environmental Impact Statement, which is anticipated to be issued on June 16.'
" 'We are grateful that Judge Lanza has provided us an opportunity to be heard,' said San Carlos Apache Tribe Chairman Terry Rambler. 'The two-month window provides the Tribe an opportunity to file an amended lawsuit challenging the legality of the pending environmental report and request an injunction to stop the land exchange until the merits of our case are settled.'
"The Oak Flat land transfer was mandated by a last-minute amendment to the FY2015 #NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct that was added by the late Arizona Senator #JohnMcCain and former Arizona Senator #JeffFlake. The land transfer provision, which failed to pass Congress in previous years, avoided the normal course of business and was not debated before it was added to the mustsign [#NDAA] defense spending bill that was signed into law by President Barack #Obama.
" 'The bill that authorized the land exchange is not in the best interest of the American people, Arizona or the San Carlos Apache Tribe,' Chairman Rambler stated. 'We have filed this lawsuit because of our concerns of the mine’s massive use of groundwater, which will be devastating for both Arizona
and eventually the Tribe. We are also deeply concerned about the environmental destruction and the obliteration of Oak Flat will have on Apache culture and religion.'"Resolution plans to collapse Oak Flat, known as Chi’chil Biłdagoteel in Apache, into a two-mile wide, 1,100-foot-deep crater. Chi’chil Biłdagoteel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a Traditional Cultural Place.
"Resolution Copper is owned by Melbourne-based #BHP (45%) and London-based #RioTinto (55%), the two largest mining companies in the world. The Chinese state-owned Aluminum Corporation of China, which spearheads China’s acquisition of strategic minerals worldwide, is Rio Tinto’s single largest investor with a 14.6% stake. Both BHP and Rio Tinto rely on China for the majority of their revenue.
" 'We fully expect Resolution’s copper to be exported to China, which poses a national security threat,' Chairman Rambler said. “The United States already exports 30 percent of the copper produced by U.S. mines because of a lack of copper smelting capacity.
"'The Trump Administration’s Oak Flat appraisal concludes that Resolution’s copper will be exported to southeast Asia,' Chairman Rambler added. 'It’s clearly in the best interest of the United States to withhold publication of the Resolution environmental report at least until there is a change in the ownership of this project to companies that are not reliant on China for more than half their business.' "
Source:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2025/06/san-carlos-apache-tribe-federal-court.html#Fight4OurExistence #ProtectOakFlat #LandBack #sacredland #OakFlat
#SaveOakFlat #SanCarlosApache #Apache #ReligiousLiberty #NativeAmericans #FirstNations #CensoredNews #ReaderSupportedNews
#ProtectTheSacred #ApacheStronghold #NativeAmericanNews #NativeAmericans #RioTinto #CopperMining #Arizona #LeaveItInTheGround #ChichilBildagoteel #WesternApaches #BecketLaw #ResolutionCopper #USPol #MiningTheSacred #NationalForests #CorporateLandGrabs #CorporateColonialism #CulturalGenocide #McCainShame -
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