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Friend,

Right now across the West, hunters are heading into the backcountry for elk season to fill their freezers. If you hunt, you know the most fundamental rule: you go where the roads aren't. Big game needs food, clean water, and secure cover—none of which exist when an industrial road is bulldozed through the timber.

That is why the Roadless Rule was put in place: to protect 45 million acres of pristine backcountry in our national forests from corporate development. And it is overwhelmingly popular. When the government asked for feedback, a staggering 99% of public comments opposed stripping roadless protections.

So what does the administration do when 99% of the public opposes handing our national forests over to the timber lobby?

They refuse to hold public meetings. They slam the doors shut, lock out sportsmen and recreationists, and ram the rollback through behind closed doors because they know they would get laughed out of the room.

They are trying to bulldoze 45 million acres of our best hunting and fishing grounds in secret. Will you pitch in $10 today to our rapid-response war chest so we can drag this corrupt giveaway into the light? [ [link removed] ]

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The corporate spin they are peddling to justify this heist is an insult to anyone who spends five minutes in the woods.

First, they claim building more logging roads will reduce wildfires. It is total garbage. The science shows that 80% of human-caused wildfires start within a half-mile of a road. Roads bring the traffic and the sparks. Intact backcountry prevents fires; roads ignite them.

Second, they claim we need more roads for the economy. The U.S. Forest Service already manages 371,000 miles of roads—eight times more than the entire Interstate Highway System—and sits on a staggering $6.1 billion maintenance backlog they can't even afford to fix.

Meanwhile, the outdoor recreation economy generates $1.3 trillion in economic output every single year, with hunting and fishing driving over $107 billion. Our roadless backcountry is an economic powerhouse precisely because it is intact, wild, and accessible to every American.

They aren't repealing the Roadless Rule to "manage" the forest. They are repealing it because former timber lobbyists running federal agencies want to reward their industry buddies with taxpayer-subsidized clear-cuts.

They won't hold public hearings because they know outdoorsmen and women would take them to the woodshed. But while they can dodge a public hearing, they cannot dodge Election Day.

With just one month until the midterms, we are going to ensure that every hunter, angler, and voter knows exactly who voted to clear-cut their favorite elk ridges.

Will you chip in $10, $25, or $50 today to fund the counter-offensive and hold them accountable at the ballot box? [ [link removed] ]

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They thought they could quietly lock out the public and auction off our hunting grounds to the highest bidder. Let's make sure it costs them their seats.

You take our land—we take your seat.

For the wild,
Public Land Warriors


 

 

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