Let's Get To Restoration and End the Roadless Rodeo

The Roadless Rule, which 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-roads. They're mostly accessed by trail, except in winter when they might be approached with snowmobiles.

Since the Clinton Administration, these roadles...