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John,

Logging could soon start tearing down 45 million acres of national forest, including parts of Tongass National Forest.[1]

The Forest Service just released its proposal to strip these wild forests of their protections.

The federal comment period starts today, and we only have three weeks to generate as much public support for our forests as possible. That's one of the shortest turnarounds for public engagement we've ever seen.

We need your voice now, John. Tell the Forest Service: Save our wild, roadless forests from the chopping block.
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National forests are brimming with life that could be lost to logging.

From pines and firs to oaks and maples, the old trees preside over a complex web of plants and animals.

At their feet, ferns or flowers tickle their roots. In their crowns, birds call to each other in twitters and songs. Their bark is a scratching post for bears and a snack for beavers. Their lush leaves and needles soften the rain as it falls to the forest floor.

These wild forests are the closest we can get to what nature looked like hundreds of years ago, before logging and destruction tore through the trees of America.

But the fate of wild forests in 36 states and Puerto Rico could be forever changed. Logging could tear through these dense pockets of unbroken forest.

With only three weeks to mobilize our network of forest defenders, we need everyone who loves our national forests to speak for the trees. Add your name: Forests like Tongass National Forest are too precious to cut to stumps.
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The Forest Service is proposing to repeal the Roadless Rule, which sets aside the undeveloped parts of national forest land so that no one can build any new roads through them. The Roadless Rule also prohibits commercial logging in these remote forests.

In the decades that these forests have enjoyed roadless protections, their trees have matured, safe from the clutches of chainsaws or the crush of bulldozers.

Our national network was instrumental in winning the Roadless Rule in 2001, protecting our wild and remote forests and preserving these ecosystems. But back then, we had months to educate the public, hold rallies, collect petitions and do the political organizing it took to deliver more than 1 million public comments to the Forest Service, and successfully convince the president to safeguard wild forests.[2]

Now, we only have three full weeks to spread the word and defend our national forests.

Don't miss your chance to defend our forests from logging. Tell the Forest Service to protect 45 million acres of national forest.
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Thank you for speaking for the trees,

Ellen Montgomery

1. Ellen Montgomery, "Defend our wild forests," Environment America Research & Policy Center, July 28, 2025.
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2. James Horrox and Ellen Montgomery, "Rescinding the Roadless Rule is an attack on America's future," Frontier Group, June 27, 2025.
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