Colorado Charts Its Own Path Around Roadless Rule
By Steve Casimiro, Adventure Journal on February 9th, 2012
Bill Clinton’s ‘roadless rule’ for Forest Service land was famously upheld a few months ago, clearing the way for national policy on preserving a huge chunk of federal land as it is now, but that leaves Colorado in a bind. The state crafted its own version of the roadless rule, begun under the Bush era, and it takes into account the state’s unique issues. The law says it must be stricter than the fed version, and in some ways it is. But how to tackle issues like clearing beetle-killed deadwood from fire-prone forests without roads? Or maintain economically important industry, like ski areas and energy? As always with policy, the answer isn’t clear. Via NY Times.
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