On June 23, the Secretary of Agriculture announced her intent to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule—a longstanding policy that protects nearly 60 million acres of undeveloped US Forest Service lands from roads and associated exploitation.
If the rule is overturned, it would eliminate critical protections for roadless US Forest Service lands—including more than 10,000 backcountry climbing routes from California to West Virginia.
For over two decades, this rule has kept some of our most iconic climbing landscapes quiet and wild. The climbing community values the full spectrum of climbing—from roadside crags to remote big walls—and rescinding the Roadless Rule is a direct threat to backcountry climbing.
This is another attempt to undermine our public lands and backcountry experience—and we need your voice to stop it.
Ask your congressional representatives to urge the Secretary of Agriculture to keep the Roadless Area Conservation Rule in place. Together, we can protect the backcountry landscapes and climbing experiences that define America’s public lands.
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