One of the reasons I was pulling for Chris for Governor was the belief that she too would tell Bush we want our roadless areas to remain roadless. The Bush rules allow each state to opt in or out of keeping the roadless areas roadless.

Call it locking up if you will, but we have so little roadless area left at I see no reason to open it up to logging. Per a very well done repot by Trout Unlimited these areas are vital to many endangered species such as Westslope cutthroat trout and they provide a safe haven for trophy elk, deer and other species.

It's curious to my why this administration is so zealous about giving the states free rein on this, when they seem so hell bent to overrule state initiatives such as Oregon’s assisted suicide laws.


http://www.tu.org/pdf/home/RoadlessOR-final.pdf