Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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UPDATE: The USDA has officially moved to fully rescind the Roadless Rule. The comment period is open and we have until September 20 to speak up. Submit your comment here: action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-deis-usfs?ms=aa

ROADLESS UPDATES HERE: outdooralliance.org/roadless

ROADLESS MAP: tinyurl.com/ye2395mv

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Sources/further reading:
Egan - The Big Burn: tinyurl.com/3ewz6h6c
LOC - Transcontinental Railroad: tinyurl.com/5n9axs9y
USDA - Leopold: tinyurl.com/2perz6p2
Leopold's 1921 Article: tinyurl.com/4yanbj2b
1929 Wilderness Legislation: tinyurl.com/57p6xzjf
NPS - Wilderness Act: tinyurl.com/4aw299vh
Wilderness Society - Wilderness Act: tinyurl.com/4rz55937
Scott - Wilderness Act: tinyurl.com/2vz4cwjs
Zellmer - Roadless Area Controversy: tinyurl.com/y92bjtxn
EarthJustice - Roadless timeline: tinyurl.com/m5ejrsb4
USFS - Road Management: tinyurl.com/4j2xhhzj
2001 Roadless Rule: tinyurl.com/3syrdrvx
Center for Biological Diversity - Roadless: tinyurl.com/56rmmy52
Center for Biological Diversity - Medicine Bow Logging: tinyurl.com/5n88rj3p
USFS - Alaska Roadless: tinyurl.com/yc6h6zna
Vanbianchi, Carmen et al. “Navigating fragmented landscapes: Canada lynx brave poor quality habitats while traveling.” 26 Oct. 2018, doi:10.1002/ece3.4605
USFS - Water sources: tinyurl.com/mryrz84w
Wooten et al. (2017). The North Carolina Geological Survey’s Response to Landslide Events: Methods, Findings, Lessons Learned, and Challenges: tinyurl.com/5cz9kjz6
Tlingit and Haida - Roadless Letter: tinyurl.com/bde5ztc5
Blue Ridge Heritage Trail - Cheoah: tinyurl.com/4uxyx8zt
UNC Media Hub - Cherokee Trails: tinyurl.com/y8bmzrx4
Blue Ridge Public Radio - USFS whistleblower: tinyurl.com/3usyptae
Asheville Watchdog - USFS whistleblower: tinyurl.com/3mysuvw9
Scott Ashcraft whistleblower report: tinyurl.com/ycxx2zvm
Carroll, Beau D. "Archaeological Double Agency" DOI: 10.4324/9781003183853-9

Maps/graphics:
US relief map: tinyurl.com/yte8633k
National forests: tinyurl.com/5dy47p5r
USFS logging data: tinyurl.com/mn3r3jpw
Railroad maps: tinyurl.com/4traajxw
Road maps: tinyurl.com/u3bjdk79
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San Francisco: tinyurl.com/mpew6zjn

Illustrations:
California genocide: tinyurl.com/mr33frkc
Miners: tinyurl.com/3tw9k2wh

Photos:
Logging: tinyurl.com/4sbdp6z6
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Pinchot: tinyurl.com/4k6f9ucb
Leopold: tinyurl.com/5atcj43w
Gila: tinyurl.com/3wz5jkpt
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Zanheiser: tinyurl.com/5n5uk4t4

Documents:
Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Energy Potential: tinyurl.com/3efba82k
Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production: tinyurl.com/5edfzksw
USFS - RARE II: tinyurl.com/3d2xjhbz

Footage:
Roadless Rule Repeal: tinyurl.com/yvpskfsa
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Hurricane Helene: tinyurl.com/2jnnjvcc
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Mike Lee: tinyurl.com/yjtykrh7
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Articles:
Tongass: tinyurl.com/4pm2duth
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Roosevelt: tinyurl.com/yhdrad65
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Roadless Rule: tinyurl.com/mbky4m38
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0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Wyoming
3:12 - North Carolina
3:58 - The Forest Reserves
5:53 - The Wilderness Act
10:09 - The Roadless Rule
12:11 - Forests
14:38 - Wildlife
16:53 - Water
19:50 - Why Roadless?
20:25 - People
24:18 - Loving Places
26:40 - Money
28:31 - Under Attack
31:22 - Two Paths Forward

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