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Roadless rule

Photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service

Conservation groups hold public meetings on Roadless Rule after feds won’t

Alex Baumhardt

Federal officials announced in August they would terminate a 25-year-old rule protecting from development on nearly 60 million acres of forests, including 2 million in Oregon
Justin Higginbottom

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JPR

Repeal of 'roadless rule' could affect thousands of acres of forest on southern Oregon border

Justin Higginbottom

The public comment period for rescinding the "roadless rule" ends this week. Federal forest land along the Oregon-California border could be affected.