Washington outlook

American Forests, Summer-Autumn, 2004 by Gerry Gray

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Third, we are concerned that if states do not develop and offer proposals to the Forest Service, the level of roadless area protection would revert back to existing national forest plans, negating the increased protections in the 2001 rule. We are developing more detailed comments on the Bush administration's proposed rule and will update you in the next issue.