Roadless Area Conservation Rule
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The Roadless Area Conservation Rule is a U.S. federal policy that protects millions of acres of national forest land from road construction and most forms of development to preserve their ecological and recreational values.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal regulation
ⓘ
environmental protection policy ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
conserve wildlife habitat
ⓘ
limit road construction in inventoried roadless areas ⓘ maintain biodiversity ⓘ protect water quality ⓘ |
| allowsExceptionFor |
environmental protection measures
ⓘ
public safety ⓘ reserved or outstanding rights ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
inventoried roadless areas
ⓘ
national forests ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Forest Management Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States environmental policy
ⓘ
United States public land law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | subject to legal and political challenges ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governs | use of national forest roadless lands ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
limits expansion of road networks in national forests
ⓘ
reduces maintenance costs for forest roads ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalImpact |
protection of roadless ecosystems
ⓘ
reduced habitat fragmentation ⓘ |
| hasSocialImpact | protection of backcountry recreation opportunities ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | Forest Service planning and permitting processes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal administrative rule ⓘ |
| opposedBy | some resource extraction industries ⓘ |
| partOf | United States forest management policy ⓘ |
| policyType |
conservation policy
ⓘ
land use regulation ⓘ |
| prohibits |
most new road construction
ⓘ
most road reconstruction ⓘ |
| protects |
backcountry recreation settings
ⓘ
undeveloped forest areas ⓘ watersheds ⓘ wildlife corridors ⓘ |
| purpose |
preserve ecological values
ⓘ
preserve recreational values ⓘ protect roadless areas in national forests ⓘ |
| regulates |
development activities
ⓘ
road construction ⓘ timber harvesting ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Environmental Policy Act
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilderness Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restricts | timber harvesting in roadless areas ⓘ |
| scope | millions of acres of national forest land ⓘ |
| sector |
environmental law
ⓘ
public land management ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
environmental organizations
ⓘ
many recreation groups ⓘ |
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