What They Are Actually Saying – and What The Trump Administration is Ignoring: Roadless Rule Rescission

Washington, D.C. – Following Secretary of Agriculture Rollins’ announcement signaling the Trump Administration’s intent to roll back the roadless rule, Americans have objected loudly. In response to a USDA bulletin that offered only narrow viewpoints from those not connected to our public lands, we offer these statements from groups and individuals blasting the Trump Administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Rule.

Statements from Businesses and Industry Groups

Hunter McIntosh, President and Executive Director of The Boat Company: “Forty-five years ago, my father founded The Boat Company because he couldn’t stand by and watch the Tongass be gutted—clear-cut by a reckless timber industry, fueled by government subsidies that outpaced even agriculture’s biggest players. He believed this forest was worth fighting for. And now, all these years later, I find myself in the exact same fight. The same threats. The same destruction. The Tongass isn’t a renewable resource—you can’t replant ancient trees or restore what’s been lost to greed. This has to end. Not just for us, but for every generation that comes after.”