OIA Pushes Legislative Priorities in Washington
The Outdoor Alliance’s annual D.C. fly-in is underway this week, arriving days before the close of comments on a rollback of the 2001 “Roadless Rule” for national forests, aiming to stop that rescission, reauthorize the Legacy Restoration Fund, and curb further attempts to sell public lands. A repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, blocking new road construction on about 45 million acres of the 193-million-acre National Forest System, covers land containing more than 25,000 miles of trails and 10,000 miles of mountain biking space, according to the OIA. An Aug. ... Log in to view full article.