The Roadless Rule rollback is an opportunity not a threat

By: Keith Coulter

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: September 18, 2026

Words: 780

Last Updated: 17 hours, 8 minutes ago

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While environmentalists oppose the Trump administration’s proposed rollback of the Roadless Rule, which would remove prohibitions on road construction and logging on nearly 59 million acres of national forest, I see this as an opportunity for professional foresters to manage federal land, reduce wildfire risk and boost the economy.

I’ve spent 30 years in the industrial logging sector of the Western U.S. in states such as Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Environmental rhetoric is …

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