The Mountaineers
The administration is working to roll back one of the most important protections for our national forests: the Roadless Rule. The Roadless Rule protects some of your favorite backcountry and old growth forests as Roadless Areas - places like Baker Lake, Washington Pass, the Mountain Loop Highway area, the Teanaway, and Olympic National Forest. Last fall, 1,300 Mountaineers joined more than 600,000 advocates across the country to oppose the Rule’s rescission, which would open up 58 million acres of national forests to increased logging and development. The next opportunity to advocate to defend our backcountry forests is likely coming in the next few weeks.
As we prepare to speak up again in defense of our Roadless forests, we hope you’ll join The Mountaineers Conservation & Advocacy team for at least one of these upcoming events to learn about the Roadless Rule, what’s at risk, and upcoming opportunities to raise your voice.
April 17: North Sound Community Meeting from 5:30-8pm at the Seattle Program Center
The Mountaineers and several of our advocacy partners are holding an evening community meeting on protecting our Roadless forests at our Seattle Program Center. Come hear about the importance of Roadless Areas from a wide range of organizations and leaders. Attendees will have the option to share a two-minute personal testimony on the need to protect the forests we all love.
April 22: Virtual Event from 12:30-1:30pm
Join our Conservation & Advocacy team virtually on Wednesday, April 22 to hear the latest policy updates on the administration's rollback of Roadless protections for two million acres of backcountry national forests in Washington. We’ll also share our recent advocacy with partners on behalf of our community and the top actions you can take to defend the Roadless Rule. Can't make it? A recording of the event will be shared with all registrants following the webinar.
April 22: South Sound Community Panel from 7-8pm
For members of our South Sound community looking for a local, in-person engagement opportunity, our Conservation & Advocacy Director Betsy Robblee will be participating in a speaker panel on Roadless forests at the University of Puget Sound’s Wheelock Student Center in Tacoma. The panel is hosted by the National Parks Conservation Association.
Stay tuned to The Mountaineers blog and conservation newsletter on how to take action in the upcoming Forest Service public comment opportunity. Thank you for all the advocacy you do to protect the old-growth forests and backcountry recreation opportunities we love here in the Pacific Northwest.
