A closed gate on a path that leads to an inventoried roadless area in the Croatan National Forest. (Photo by Wendy Card)

Public input sought after USDA moves to end protections for National Forest land

U.S. Forest Service begins to restructure agency; USDA moves to rescind rule that protects 44 million acres of National Forest land from “broad prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting within inventoried roadless areas,” according to the Federal Register document.

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