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Reinstatement of Roadless Rule Praised by Environmental Republicans

Republicans for Environmental Protection (REP), a national conservation organization with a grassroots membership that includes many elected Republican officeholders, is pleased at reinstatement of the 2001 rule to protect nearly 60 million acres of national forest roadless areas.

"As the recent petitions filed by Republican governors of California and South Carolina show, protecting roadless areas has broad, bipartisan appeal," Jim DiPeso, REP policy director, said. "Keeping these wild forests free of roads will ensure adequate supplies of clean water, and shield taxpayers from the high costs of building and maintaining logging roads, many of which have little long-term value. Wild forests are great for sportsmen, since some of America's best hunting and fishing can be found in roadless areas," DiPeso said.

"Wild lands are a cultural wellspring of our nation. The effort expended to explore wild forests today - to travel by foot for many miles over wild and rugged terrain, forego modern comforts, and meet the elements with only what can be carried on one's back builds character, and connects present day Americans with the internal strength that made our forefathers the great people they were," said David Jenkins, REP government affairs director.

"One of the guiding principles of conservative thought is to protect what is worth saving, and that certainly includes national forest roadless areas."

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