[Opinion] Trump’s administration can’t grasp that some American lands should remain wild, without roads or logging (Opinion)

Trump’s administration can’t grasp that some American lands should remain wild, without roads or logging (Opinion)

The Roadless Rule that the Trump administration wants to eliminate has not been controversial for 24 years because it is grounded in common sense. Stirring up needless fights over public lands is more about smoke and mirrors than wise management. The Forest Service manages about 194 million acres. About 58 million acres of national forest are relatively undeveloped. These lands are remote, rocky and rugged, defined by what they don’t have — road…