SAF Announces New Position Statement on Roads in National Forests

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The Society of American Foresters recently developed a new position statement on roads in the national forests. The statement focuses on three central points:

1. Roads should be constructed and maintained in an environmentally sound manner following existing standards, laws, and regulations.

2. The USDA Forest Service should propose a realistic work-plan and budget to address its road system backlog, and Congress should seriously consider the proposal and fund the appropriate maintenance, reconstruction, or obliteration needs of roads in the National Forest System.

3. The manager on the ground, with input from the public, is able to make decisions about roads based on existing laws and regulations, the values the public holds for the forest, and the needs of the individual forest.

Complete text of Roads Position Statement.