FORESTS FOREVER

Deadline for public comments Oct. 5—today—so it is urgent that you send in your comment right away! https://buff.ly/iNfgIpP

Save wild forests by taking action now! Every American has a stake in this fight. We've saved the roadless rule before and we can do it again, but to do so we need your help.

"Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) — compounds that interfere with hormonal systems at concentrations measured in parts per billion."

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Please support Alternative 1, the "No Action" alternative, which would leave the Roadless Rule fully intact. https://buff.ly/8Uq3ygF

Save the much-loved, protective Roadless Rule with your Comment! Deadline for public comments is Oct. 5 so it is urgent that you send in your comment today!

"To understand how environmental movements bridge radically different worldviews — from Indigenous understandings of territory to the language of constitutional law, science, and public policy — I spoke with David Fajardo Torres, an environmental activist, lawyer, and member of Yasunidos, a movement defending Ecuador’s ecosystems from extractive industries."

We Are Water: Metaphor As a Tool for Environmental Policies Communication • The Revelator Environmental lawyer David Fajardo Torres argues that stories and shared values are essential for defending nature.

“'I am using my full executive authority to protect the waters and wildlife of the Boundary Waters and to ensure the outfitters, small businesses, and communities that depend on it continue to thrive for generations to come,' Walz said in a statement accompanying the executive order. 'It’s our duty as Minnesotans to ensure the sacred place remains wild, pristine, and unharmed.'”

Walz executive order moves to block copper mining near the Boundary Waters Four months after Congress reversed a ban on mining over about 350 square miles in the watershed of the northeastern Minnesota wilderness, Gov. Tim Walz has issued a state executive order to block copper-nickel mining in the area.

"The international trade in fish maw, which can come from many fish species, is responsible for the bycatch deaths of countless other marine organisms, including the vaquita, one of the world’s most endangered marine mammals, whose population currently numbers fewer than 10."

Fish Maw: An Emerging Ocean Conservation Nightmare • The Revelator Like the early days of the shark fin trade, the mostly unregulated market for dried fish swim bladders has exploded in popularity, devastating species around the world.

The next step toward stripping protections from 45 million acres of America's last wild national forest lands has just been taken by the Trump administration. https://forestsforever.org/campaigns/e-alerts/e2026Aug_RACRcomments.html

Save wild forests by taking action now! Every American has a stake in this fight. We've saved the roadless rule before and we can do it again, but to do so we need your help.

"Forest area matters for more than timber, biodiversity, and carbon storage. In the U.S., which ranks fourth globally, forests also play an outsized role in the country’s water supply."

"Overall, forests generate about 46% of the surface water supply in the contiguous U.S."

"By capturing precipitation, filtering water, and feeding rivers and reservoirs, forests directly support water supplies that millions of Americans rely on every day."

Ranked: The 15 Countries With the Most Forest Nearly three-quarters of the world’s forests are concentrated in just 15 countries. See which countries dominate the ranking.

"'Before the roadless rule, we would build roads into areas and we would have money-losing timber sales that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars,' said Steve Ellis, president of the non-partisan watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense. 'If you repeal this, it's just going to add to an already $6 billion [U.S. Forest Service] road maintenance backlog.'"

Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters say it will lead to better managed forests.

"The Mother Jones investigation analyzed more than five million California pesticide records and found glyphosate use in the state’s forests reached approximately 266,000 pounds in 2023 — nearly five times the amount used two decades ago."

US Forest Service is spraying glyphosate in California forests Investigative journalist Nate Halverson reports that the US Forest Service and timber companies are using record amounts of glyphosate in California forests.