Public comment sought on Trump's plan to scrap 'roadless rule' on National Forest lands

[Hammsolo]

Montana Standard Article

Hey All, What do we know? Has anyone studied this deeply yet? Has anyone commented? Key points?

 

[oxn939]

Simply another incarnation of Mike Lee's attempt to commercialize public lands. Unfortunately, very few politicians receive as many campaign donations from elk and mule deer as they do from big corporations, and their actions reflect that. The end state here is not a few logging roads- it's opening wildlife habitat for commercial exploitation and development.

 

[Hammsolo]

Spread the word? What about a form comment? Quality of habitat is almost as important as actual habitat.

 

[SAJ-99]

They have added the word Conservation to the same list that included Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Comment period is shortened and ends Sept 19th. I certainly encourage people to comment, but it won't matter. The only thing holding it back is a lack of loggers.

 

[Matthew57]

Reading up on it, it seems like the Idaho and Colorado rules would be exempt?

 

[quarterhorse]

They have added the word Conservation to the same list that included Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Comment period is shortened and ends Sept 19th. I certainly encourage people to comment, but it won't matter. The only thing holding it back is a lack of loggers.

May not need more loggers. The influx of federal timber will just displace private and state timber into existing mills. Therefore lowering the value of other non-federal timber sources. Good for mill owners - bad for timber owners. No sane person will invest in a new sawmill based on the promise of federal timber being available.

 

[SAJ-99]

May not need more loggers. The influx of federal timber will just displace private and state timber into existing mills. Therefore lowering the value of other non-federal timber sources. Good for mill owners - bad for timber owners. No sane person will invest in a new sawmill based on the promise of federal timber being available.

That might be true. But I would say you have already given more thought on the actual impact to the players than anyone in this administration has. The point of this is to test how they can ram approvals through with minimal environmental review. They sell it as fire suppression and forest health and maybe housing, but it’s really about turning it into cash as fast as possible.

 

[oxn939]

it won't matter. The only thing holding it back is a lack of loggers.

I kinda used to think this was true, but that public lands selloff turned into a real dick dance for the Mike Lee types. Dude I went to college with works on the hill and said people were avoiding him (Lee) like he had leprosy the whole week that was going down, while his staff was scrambling to come up with redactions and ultimately the retraction. Certainly didn't help his favorability rating.

I really do hate social media, but perhaps one of its silver linings is the ability to generate a political backlash strong enough to turn politicians into pariahs when they bark up the wrong tree.