BREAKING NEWS: Tomorrow morning, members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources including Nevada's Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto may consider an “Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute” to S.140–Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 that would repeal the Roadless Rule without any form of congressional hearing or chance for public input or environmental analysis.

Copper Mountain Inventoried Roadless Area by Jose Witt

The Roadless Rule was established in 2001 after one of the largest public participation efforts in federal land management history, including more than 600 public meetings and 1.6 million public comments, with 95% of comments supporting the rule. It protects approximately 58 million acres across the country, with 3 million of those acres in Nevada. These areas conserve incredible habitat and resources that are nearly impossible to restore once they’re gone: watersheds, coldwater fisheries, secure wildlife habitat, and the kind of backcountry recreation and solitude we all love.

Join Friends, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and the public lands community: let Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources know you oppose any attempts to repeal the Roadless Rule through the Senate!