Proposed repeal of ‘Roadless Rule’ could open Michigan national forests to logging, roadbuilding

By: Jon King

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 468

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Thousands of acres of currently protected national forest land in Michigan could be opened to road construction and logging under a proposal from the U.S. Forest Service to rescind a 25-year-old rule.

The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which restricts road construction and timber harvesting in designated roadless areas, currently protects about 16,000 acres of roadless forest land across the Huron-Manistee, Hiawatha and Ottawa national forests in Michigan. They are among nearly 45 million acres …

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