Roadless Rule, Wildfire Smoke, and Forest Policy

Todd Myers of the Washington Policy Center argues that the U.S. Forest Service's consideration of rescinding the roadless rule is driven by wildfire risk, not timber revenue, pointing to the 136,000-acre Little Giant Fire burning through two roadless areas filled with heavy dead and down fuels. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-forest-is-burning-the-roadless-rule-is-making-it-worse/ #RoadlessRule #Wildfire #ForestManagement #WashingtonState #WashingtonPolicyCenter #Opinion #FireSeason #FederalLands #ForestPolicy #PacificNorthwest