Podcasts about roadless rule

The Trump administration is working to remove protections for more than 58 million acres of national forests. A brief public comment period is now open on a plan to rescind the federal government's 25-year-old Roadless Rule which prohibits road construction and timber harvesting in several states. Environmental groups and leaders of Alaska Native tribes with cultural ties to the Tongass National Forest — the country's largest national forest — are raising alarms about the plan. The vast temperate rainforest covers 17 million acres and is also the nation's largest stand of old-growth trees, many of which are at least 800 years old. Advocates warn that road construction and increased commercial logging threaten subsistence hunting, plant harvesting, and fishing. We'll talk with tribal leaders and others about what's at stake in Tongass and the future of forest management. GUESTS Chuck Sams (Cayuse and Walla), director of Indigenous Programs at Yale Center for Environmental Justice and former National Park Service director Cody Desautel (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation), president of the Intertribal Timber Council and the executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Mike Jones (Haida), president of the Organized Village of Kasaan Ilsxílee Stáng/Gloria Burns (Haida), president of the Ketchikan Indian Community Joel Jackson (Tlingit and Haida), president of the Organized Village of Kake

Trout Unlimited CEO Chris Wood discusses the history and impact of the Roadless Rule, the Tongass National Forest, and how roads and logging affect salmon habitat in Southeast Alaska. We talk about the rule's origins, lessons learned over 25 years, the need for balanced local economies and recreation, and how collaborative restoration and thoughtful management can protect fish, communities, and sustainable timber uses. Check out the On Step Alaska website or subscribe on Substack for articles, features and all things Alaska. Thanks to the sponsors: Sagebrush Dry (Alaskan-owned business that sells the best dry bags you can buy.) Alpine Fit (Premium outdoor layering from another Alaskan-owned business.) Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

This week on Public Lands News, we're covering staffing crises, forest protections, and union victories, including:National Park Service Staffing Crisis continues — closures, delayed responses, and what it means for visitorsUSDA Move to Rescind the Roadless Rule (21-day comment period) — with Corey Fisher, Trout UnlimitedYosemite & Sequoia-Kings Canyon Park Workers UnionizeCourt Orders Closure of “Alligator Alcatraz” ICE Detention Center in the EvergladesSubscribe to our newsletter for in-depth coverage and extra stories we don't have time for on the podcast: ⁠⁠theoutdoorminimalist.com⁠⁠Subscribe to our YouTube channel (⁠⁠@theoutdoorminimalist⁠⁠) so you don't miss the launch of our new Ecocide series on September 8.Have tips, testimonials, or insights on public land changes? Submit them through our Google Form (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/JwC73G8wLvU6kedc9⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠).Sources referenced in this episode:National Parks Conservation Association: https://www.npca.org/articles/10343-shuttered-visitor-centers-closed-campgrounds-slower-emergency-response USDA / Roadless Rule:USDA Secretary Rollins Opens Next Step in Roadless Rule Rescission: https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/08/27/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescissionRoadless Rule Impact Map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/7308297f88484984a5ee5bcf2d5ae6b4/NFFE / National Park Unionization: https://nffe.org/press-release/workers-at-yosemite-sequoia-kings-canyon-national-parks-organize-a-union-under-nffe/‘Alligator Alcatraz' Must Close, But the Fight Isn't Over: https://grist.org/indigenous/alligator-alcatraz-must-close-but-the-fight-isnt-over/

Adam Bronstein has been with Western Watersheds Project since 2020 and is the Oregon Director for the organization. Adam grew up exploring the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York, and received a BS from SUNY ESF in Syracuse, NY in Environmental Studies and Geographic Information Technologies.He discussed the parameters of the Roadless Rule, explained specifics on protections for Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs), impacts logging, grazing and outdoor recreation takes on roadless areas, and the ways you can protect lands near you. Western Watersheds Press ReleaseUSDA Press Release on Roadless RuleRoadless Rule Maps & Litigation@westernwatersheds@thewolfconnectionpod

Nancy Churchill makes the case for repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule, arguing it harmed Washington's timber communities and worsened wildfire risk. She also urges opposition to HR 3930. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-reclaiming-our-forests/ #RoadlessRule #ForestManagement #WashingtonState #LoggingJobs #HR3930 #PublicLands #WildfireRisk #NancyChurchill #DangerousRhetoric

In this episode, we cover two urgent and unfolding stories:The Trump administration's rollback of safeguards in the Western Arctic with Andy Moderow from the Alaska Wilderness LeagueThe USDA's plan to rescind the Roadless Rule with Jamie Ervin from Outdoor AllianceThese changes could open millions of acres of public lands to industrial development. But there's still time to take action.Make a comment on development in the Western Arctic: https://alaskawild.org/Write to lawmakers about the Roadless Rule: https://www.outdooralliance.org/roadlessWant more updates?Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to get the full public lands news roundup delivered straight to your inbox:

The Roadless Rule is a U.S. Forest Service regulation that protects inventoried roadless areas from certain timber activities and construction within the national forest system, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The rule has been in effect since 2001, but U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced recently the Trump administration plans to rescind the rule. We learn more about how the regulation affects Oregon and its forests from Travis Joseph, the president and CEO of the American Forest Resource Council, and Steve Pedery, the conservation director of Oregon Wild

On today's Morning Edition, the Trump Administration's announcement to rescind the National Forests' "Roadless Rule" in June has sparked outrage from some and support from others. Later on, how the LaFrance Administration is looking to reduce the number of deaths at the hands of police in Anchorage

The Trump administration recently announced its plans to repeal a 20 year-old policy that prevented road construction and logging on some federal public lands. The Roadless Rule applies to 6 million acres in Montana.

Roadless Rule rescinded to help with firefighting and timber harvesting. High hog numbers should mean continued low pork prices for consumers. Changing food consumption trends.  What's it take to be a Certified Crop Adviser?  USDA is reopening some livestock imports from Mexico.

Concern about the Make America Healthy Again report led 250-plus agriculture groups to ask the Trump administration to “correct” the direction of MAHA, and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins rescinds 2001 Roadless Rule, which removes prohibitions on road construction and timber harvest on nearly 59 million acres of National Forest land.

The Trump Administration has announced it seeks to revoke the “Roadless Rule,” the 2001 regulation limiting U.S. Forest Service activities in unroaded areas of our National Forests. Guests Kimberly Baker of the Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC) and Scott Greacen of Friends of the Eel River join the program to discuss the history and purpose behind defending roadless areas and what this new attack on our public lands means for clean water, fish and wildlife, and recreation.More information on the history of the Roadless Rule can be found here.Support the show

On this Fourth of July summer weekend edition, Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman break down the latest upbeat news from the U.S. Congress where Sen. Mike Lee's public lands liquidation language failed to pass. The Minnesota DNR also is requesting comments on lowering the walleye limit from 6 to 4. Then Valerie […] The post Episode 547 – Public lands win, roadless rule, tasty (?) rusty crayfish, ICAST preview, Asian carp appeared first on Outdoor News.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

A recent decision may give land managers more tools to reduce wildfire risk on millions of acres.

How Norway Achieved a Nearly 100 Percent Recycling Rate. That story and more on H2O Radio's weekly news report. Headlines: The Trump administration announced it was rescinding the “Roadless Rule” that stops some National Forest land from being developed. For the first time, scientists have observed whales that live in the Salish Sea “allokelping.” Relief from achy joints or a headache might soon come from plastic waste. Would you recycle a bottle if it entered you into a lottery to win $1,000?

Managing Editor Rob Drieslein and Editor Tim Spielman talk about the eight new counties banning feeding and baiting, plus status of chronic wasting disease meetings in southeast Minnesota. Roy Heilman joins the show to promote canoeing opportunities for Minnesotans outside the BWCA, as in the state's many remote and incredibly fishable rivers. Tim Lesmeister and […] The post Episode 546 – CWD zones, canoeing MN rivers, roadless rule, Wis. sharptails, greatest guitarists appeared first on Outdoor News.

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

This week John looks at how bike categories have grown ever blurrier, to the consumer's benefit. Patrick examines the repeal of the Roadless Rule and what that means for wild spaces.

Fire temporarily closes Highway 550, Trump administration rescinds Roadless Rule protecting public lands from development, proposed budget cuts to the Land and Water Conservation Fund threatens conservation efforts including Lizard Head Pass land deal, and Search and Rescue teams get called out to Bridal Veil Trail twice over the weekend.

Trump Administration Seeks to Rescind Roadless Rule

AgNet News Hour: Joel Allen Talks West Side Farming, Water, and Raising an NFL Quarterback Today's episode of the AgNet News Hour dives into California's pressing ag issues, with a mix of heart and humor, as hosts Nick “The Ag Meter” Papagni and Josh McGill welcome Fresno County farmer Joel Allen to the show. Allen, who farms 3,000 acres near Firebaugh, shares a boots-on-the-ground perspective of what it takes to run a successful West Side operation—growing pistachios, cantaloupes, corn silage, and grains. With a career that started in 1987, Allen reflects on how drastically water availability has changed over the decades. “Back then, we didn't have any issues. Today, it's a man-made drought,” he says, pointing to the political and regulatory roadblocks that have made water access a constant battle for growers. The conversation also highlights Joel's new venture into silage corn for Producers Dairy, and why he's moved away from cotton due to market challenges. He emphasizes the growing importance of smart crop rotation, dependable labor contractors, and adjusting to the rising costs of freight and inputs. But it's not all business. Joel Allen is also the father of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen—and listeners get an inside look at how the NFL star's small-town upbringing, hard work on the farm, and Friday night lights in Firebaugh shaped his path to professional football. Joel offers sincere advice to farm families raising student-athletes: “Bloom where you're planted. Spend time with your kids. Teach them to chase their passion.” Also in today's show: discussion around the rollback of the USDA's 2001 Roadless Rule and what that could mean for wildfire prevention and timber access across 59 million acres of forest land—including 4.4 million in California. Listen to the full episode now at AgNetWest.com or subscribe to the AgNet West podcast on your favorite platform.

In this newscast: The Coalition for Education Equity is preparing to sue the state over what it says is inadequate funding for public schools in Alaska; The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to rescind the Roadless Rule yesterday,; Tongass Voices: Olga Sofia Lijó Seráns on a Juneau bookstore's 50-year legacy; A new federal report says the group overseeing the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System needs to update its operations

Operation Pangolin, what ChatGPT thinks of fossil fuels, celebrating the roadless rule in Tongass National Park, and much more! These are some of the topics I go over in this week's podcast! Head over to Instagram and TikTok for daily good news stories which I don't cover in the podcasts! All fairly lame.'s links: https://linktr.ee/fairlylame Today's Topics: Welcome (0:00) Today's Topics (2:05) Operation Pangolin To Save The World's Most Trafficked Animal! (2:47) ChatGPT Changes Mind On Fossil Fuels! (6:55) Man's Mission To Save The Giant Armadillo In Brazil! (10:12) 29 Reasons To Be Hopefully For Conservation In Australia! (15:45) NSW Government Promises Banning Offshore Gas *If Re-elected*! (19:51) The Reinstatement Of The Roadless Rule In Tongass National Forest! (24:05) Article Links: Operation Pangolin To Save The World's Most Trafficked Animal In Central Africa! https://www.treehugger.com/operation-pangolin-launched-save-worlds-most-trafficked-mammal-7110725 ChatGPT Changes Mind On Fossil Fuels! https://www.foxnews.com/politics/chatgpt-alters-response-benefits-fossil-fuels-now-refuses-answer-climate-concerns Man's Mission To Save The Giant Armadillo In Brazil! https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/21/arnaud-desbiez-save-giant-armadillo-aoe 29 Reasons To Be Hopefully For Conservation In Australia! https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/news/2023/02/29-threatened-aussie-species-are-back-from-the-brink-how/ NSW Government Promises Banning Offshore Gas *If Re-elected*! https://www.cessnockadvertiser.com.au/story/8086407/perrottet-government-to-outlaw-offshore-gas-drilling/ Denmark's Energy Breakdown https://www.statista.com/statistics/1235360/denmark-distribution-of-electricity-production-by-source/#:~:text=Denmark's%20power%20mix%20is%20largely,solar%20and%20wind%20power%20worldwide. Conversation Article On Offshore Drilling Around The World https://theconversation.com/to-fight-the-climate-crisis-we-need-to-stop-expanding-offshore-drilling-for-oil-and-gas-194325#:~:text=Since%202017%2C%20countries%20like%20Costa,offshore%20oil%20and%20gas%20exploration. Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance https://beyondoilandgasalliance.org/who-we-are/ The Reinstatement Of The Roadless Rule In Tongass National Forest! https://defenders.org/blog/2023/01/celebrating-22-years-of-roadless-rule

In Episode 341 of District of Conservation, Gabriella welcomes back Sarah Montalbano to the podcast. Sarah is the Northwest Regional Leader for Young Voices and Education Policy Analyst at Alaska Policy Forum. She recently served as a Bartley Fellow at the Wall Street Journal and wrote an op-ed for them entitled "Let Alaska Develop Its Natural Resources." Tune in! SHOW NOTES USDA: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Protections for Tongass National Forest Sarah's WSJ Op-ed Connect with Sarah on Twitter AK DELEGATION REITERATES SUPPORT FOR TONGASS ROADLESS EXEMPTION Sarah's Bio at Alaska Policy Forum & Young Voices Young Voices Contributor Program --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/district-of-conservation/support

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:Why federal forest conservation policies like the Roadless Rule don't protect the Southeast Alaska rainforest from old-growth logging,Plus, Wrangell's elected leaders mull the future of the former community hospital building.

In this newscast: Wintry weather and omicron-related staff shortages lead Alaska Airlines to cancel hundreds of flights in and out of Seattle; Sealaska Heritage Institute gets a $2.9 million grant to help fund a totem pole trail along Juneau's waterfront; KTOO's Jennifer Pemberton recounts Juneau's most impactful stories of 2021; Coast Alaska's Jacob Resneck looks back at the fight over the Tongass National Forest's Roadless Rule; Kodiak Island sets a record for the warmest December temperature in the state; A space technology company says Unalaska is a finalist for its satellite launch facility

In this newscast: The state's plan to get rid of TB screening in schools; Public comment open on reinstating the Roadless Rule; Juneau pencils out more electric docks; Juneau woman organizes clothing drive; Man pleads not guilty to federal charges of threatening to kill Alaska's U.S. senators

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:The Biden administration moves to reinstate the Roadless Rule in the Tongass National Forest – plus, officials record Ketchikan's 13th COVID-19 death.

Indigenous groups opposing Line 3 vow to continue to fight Alaska Native leader welcomes Roadless Rule protections

with Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen

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Indigenous groups opposing Line 3 vow to continue to fight Alaska Native leader welcomes Roadless Rule protections

HOUR 1Tom and Tom talk about technology and radio transmission failures because of WiFi and power outages Fred Fleitz, retired CIA Senior Analyst and National Security Agency Chief-of-Staff, overviews his NewsMax opinion editorial on Dr. Fauci and the Biden Intelligence study of Coronavirus / https://www.newsmax.com/fred-fleitz/covid-origins-study/2021/06/11/id/1024745/Tom and Tom talk drumming, a possible Drumeo founder interview, music and bands / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/issues/latestHOUR 2Tom overview the economy and pricing / https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/issues/latestPresident Biden reinstates the Roadless Rule in the Tongass in Southeast Alaska / https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/06/11/biden-officials-move-to-reinstate-alaska-roadless-rule-overturning-trump-policy/?utm_medium=email&email=124601217&utm_source=second-street&utm_campaign=Biden+officials+move+to+reinstate+Tongass+‘roadless'+ruleStephen from the Mat-Su talks about Hyder, AK and forestry viability in Southeast and Canadian forestry Dave Stieren from Governor Mike Dunleavy's office on the Tongass issue Woodcarver Mike in Mat-Su on Tongass development 

In 2001, the Roadless Rule was setup to protect 50 million acres of national forests. The Tongass National Forest, located in Southeast Alaska, is the largest National Forest in the United States at 16.7 million acres. As of October 28, 2020, 9.3 million acres of the Tongass were no longer protected by the Roadless Rule, opening it up for things like road construction and logging. In this episode we talk to two prominent voices in the discussion surrounding the Roadless Rule and the Tongass National Forest. Robert Venables, the Executive Director for Southeast Conference, and Dan Cannon, the former Tongass Forest Program Manager at the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council. Dan Cannon was interviewed by ATMI producer Riley Taylor on November 4th, 2020. Robert Venables was interviewed by ATMI senior producer Quinn White on March 1st, 2021. Hosted by Sam Bernitz. Music by Kendrick Whiteman. Many thanks to supporters of our podcast including John O’Hara and James McCoy. The views expressed in this program do not necessarily represent the views of our sponsors.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:The state of Alaska, business groups and companies file to defend a Roadless Rule exemption for the Tongass National Forest – plus, the CDC says it's not planning to lift its Conditional Sailing Order in time for the Alaska cruise season.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:Utility rates are going up in Ketchikan – plus, Ketchikan's borough joins a lawsuit to defend the Trump administration's rollback of the Roadless Rule.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:Ketchikan’s City Council wants to defend the Trump administration’s decision to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule — plus, a look at the economic impact of the pandemic on the fishing industry.

In this episode, I speak with Gary Macfarlane, Ecosystems Defense Director and Katie Bilodeau, Staff Attorney with the Friends of the Clearwater in Idaho. We talk all about roadless areas, their history, RARE I, RARE II (Roadless Area Review and Evaluation), fractures in the wilderness community over RARE II, the National Forest Policy Act, the influence of industry on roadless areas, the nitty gritty of the Clinton 2001 Roadless Rule, state specific roadless rules, loopholes in the Roadless Rule, all about the new Friends of the Clearwater Roadless Report for Idaho and Montana, duplicity in the Forest Service on what constitutes protections, out of control and accelerating timber extraction and why we must begin taking roadless lands protection seriously.Support the show (http://www.wildernesspodcast.com/support)

Ken Rait, Project Director for The Pew Charitable Trusts' U.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation program, explains what exactly the Roadless Rule is, whether or not it saves taxpayers money, and how the majority of Americans feel about Roadless, the Tongass, and our national forests in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democrats filed a bill that would reverse the Trump administration’s decision to exempt the nation’s largest national forest from the 2001 rule that restricts road-building and other development.

On tonight's KRBD Evening Report:Ketchikan's superintendent is on leave after the tragic and sudden death of her husband — plus, a regional Native corporation swears off logging, and congressional Democrats aim to reinstate the Roadless Rule in the Tongass.

Roadless Rule lawsuit seeks to restore Tongass protections; Alaska overdose deaths rising since pandemic; and 4th inmate dies with COVID-19.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:Healthcare workers in Ketchikan show their trust in the COVID 19 vaccine as they take their first doses at a public event, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly approves an amended resolution in support of COVID vaccinations and individual rights, and a lawsuit is filed to restore Roadless Rule protections to the Tongass National Forest.

A coalition of Southeast Alaska tribes, fishermen and environmentalists argue the to exempt the Tongass from the Clinton-era Roadless Rule disregarded overwhelming opposition from Alaskans for the sake of a few hundred timber jobs.

A federal watchdog agency said the U.S. Forest Service acted illegally when it awarded a $2 million firefighting grant to the state of Alaska in 2018. The state had asked for the grant to gather input on a proposal to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the Clinton-era Roadless Rule.

Roadless Rule 'Exception' at Center of Coal Mine Expansion Controversy by KHOL

In this special holiday episode @SriMati and activist @tyler_yarrow_ give thanks for the Tongass region of Southeast Alaska, one of the last untouched forest wildernesses on the planet. In this heart felt connection Tyler and Julie share their personal experience of the awe-inspiring beauty and near-incomprehensible vastness of this sacred region at a time when its environmental protections are being dismantled by the Trump administration via the disbanding of The Roadless Rule. They discuss the life-giving communion of trees and the fright-giving tendencies of bears as Julie recollects her childhood in Anchorage and Tyler expands into her divine life blueprint of protector and guardian of these robust and vibrant ecosystems. Episode Links… Special musical credit for this episode goes to @TheBergamot for their track 'Make it Last' Find them at https://www.thebergamot.com/ Check Tyler's linkinbio on Instagram @tyler_yarrow_ or her website https://www.tyleryarrow.com/ or her YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP1f9OhvKvM&ab_channel=TylerYarrow Learn more about the region via the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council https://www.seacc.org/ Understand the impact of the Roadless Rule policy here… https://earthjustice.org/features/timeline-of-the-roadless-rule It's here for the Damanhur spiritual community in Italy... http://www.damanhur.org/ And to connect directly with Julie for personal sessions, go here… https://www.juliepiatt.com/ Finally, for delicious, artisanal not-cheese, just in time for the Christmas holidays, you need SriMu… https://srimu.com/ (SriMu wheels are perfect for freezing, so an altar box can last for weeks!) Need help to bring your podcast idea to life? Email jo@sparewomen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/forthelifeofmepod/message

The Trump administration has officially eliminated federal protections for Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world. With the rollback of the Roadless Rule, nine million previously-protected acres are now open further to potential development. What does that mean for trees that have been storing carbon for centuries?For more on this story, check out the episode page. You can email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and other state leaders share steps the state is taking to try to reduce the recent surge in coronavirus cases. And, Southeast Alaska subsistence users react to the "Roadless Rule" rollback. And, UA researchers look to sewage for information about the coronavirus.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report:The Trump administration has decided to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule — plus, the IFA is back in business: its ferry Stikine returns to service Friday.

In this special conversation, Cody talks with Dan Cannon, the Tongass Forest Program Manager at the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council. Dan explains how exempting the Tongass National Forest from the Roadless Rule will affect the forest, its inhabitants and the economy in Southeast Alaska. The Roadless Rule is a federal safeguard that restricts logging and road building on roughly 58 million acres of national Forest Service lands. The Tongass accounts for about 17 million acres of that land.

The Trump administration plans to rollback the long-debated Roadless Rule. And, Bethel leaders focus on incentives rather than enforcement-- in getting residents tested for Covid-19. Plus, wildlife officials in Anchorage are looking for a bear that charged some young campers- and then ran.

West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy is Now Open! 8am-9am PT/ 11am-Noon ET for our especially special Daily Specials; Blue Moon Spirits FridaysStarting off in the Bistro Cafe, Trump voters prove we should not dismiss his election threats as folly, or a joke.Then, on the rest of the menu, the first citation Iowa regulators issued to a meat packing plant for a huge and deadly cornavirus outbreak was a whopping nine hundred and fifty-seven dollars; conservation groups slammed the Forest Service's proposal to exempt Alaska's Tongass National Forest from the “Roadless Rule;” and, Florida prosecutors dropped charges against Trump confidante and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft after courts ruled video showing him paying for massage parlor sex would be prejudicial.After the break, we move to the Chef's Table where the United Nations urged member states to help the more than three hundred thousand merchant marines stranded at sea because of the pandemic; and, Germany will replace its intelligence boss in an effort to do more to root out right wing extremists from the military.All that and more, on West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy with Chef de Cuisine Justice Putnam.Bon Appétit!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“Structural linguistics is a bitterly divided and unhappy profession, and a large number of its practitioners spend many nights drowning their sorrows in Ouisghian Zodahs.” ― Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Show Notes & Links: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/25/1980548/-West-Coast-Cookbook-amp-Speakeasy-Daily-Special-Blue-Moon-Spirits-Fridays

The Trump Administration is forging ahead with plans to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the federal Roadless Rule — plus, Ketchikan's City Council votes to publicize bids to manage the city-owned cruise ship docks… if the companies waive confidentiality provisions.

Federal officials investigate an interaction between the Russian military and Bering Sea fishing vessels. And, a man falsely accused of a murder in Sitka seeks compensation. Plus, re-imagined magazine covers start a new conversation about the Roadless Rule.

Jun 14, 2020, David Fields Fishing the Americas; Sandy at Hatteras Harbor; Capt Bill – San Diego & the Mallihini; Conservation: Doug Natl Park Spending; the Roadless Rule & the Great American Outdoors Act

Jun 14, 2020, David Fields Fishing the Americas; Sandy at Hatteras Harbor; Capt Bill – San Diego & the Mallihini; Conservation: Doug Natl Park Spending; the Roadless Rule & the Great American Outdoors Act

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Ketchikan’s borough assembly will take up its budget again on Monday, plus, tribal leaders say the federal government is moving too fast on the Roadless Rule amid the pandemic.

Our most recent podcast is with Ayana Young, founder and host of the popular podcast, For The Wild. Ayana is a lover and protector of wild nature. She teaches us about empowered earth stewardship and leads biodiversity enhancement workshops. Ayana will discuss her experience with falling in love with old growth forests and the creation of her film, When Old Growth Ends. Please check it out here...https://forthewild.world/when-old-growth-ends. (In this episode we discuss the threat of the Tongass National Forest. Last year the forest Service announced that the preferred action of the service at this time is a full exemption of the designated Roadless Rule. Which means the Tongass would lose protections against clear cutting by roadbuilding being allowed through this old growth forest. But GOOD NEWS...Earlier this month and after we created this podcast episode, the Federal Court ruled against the massive old growth rainforest logging plan in Alaska! Read about it here....https://www.audubon.org. ~there is hope! ) For The Wild is an anthology of the Anthropocene; focused on land-based protection, co-liberaton and intersectional storytelling rooted in a paradigm shift from human supremacy towards deep ecology.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Underwater rock blasting got underway today in an effort to remove a rocky pinnacle on the seabed — Ketchikan’s borough assembly won’t protest a liquor license in Saxman — and ahead of tonight’s midnight deadline to file comments on the Roadless Rule, environmental groups try to get the word out.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Managers and staff at a local mobile home park are charged with violating drinking and wastewater regulations — Protestors gather outside Sitka’s Forest Service office to support the Roadless Rule — and from Alaska’s Energy Desk, a look at what the recent drought means for Metlakatla.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The Forest Service sees more resistance to exempting the Tongass from the Roadless Rule as some Sitkans express frustration with the process — The state ferry Tazlina will make up some gaps in ferry service this winter — and some federal lawmakers want to know why Alaska used federal dollars that usually pay for wildfire prevention to work on the Roadless Rule.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: With the Leconte in layup, some in Southeast want the state ferry Tazlina to make up for reduced sailings — Forest Service officials faced another skeptical crowd at a Roadless Rule presentation in Petersburg — and the story of a former NBA star teaching kids and adults about Native culture and the endangered Haida language.

The Trump administration is seeking comment on a proposal to exempt Alaska's Tongass National Forest from the Clinton administration's Roadless Rule. What does this mean? The guys explain. They also provide an overview of the the regional economy, geography, biology, and regulatory overlay of the Tongass. And as always, they cut through the hyperbole and let you know what could happen, and when.

In part two of “Trouble in the Tongass” I speak with Andrew Thoms, Executive Director of the Sitka Conservation Society. We discuss all of the things that make the Tongass special, the local economy of Southeast Alaska, the Roadless Rule, the consequences of logging the remaining old growth forests and the threats to subsistence living. The old growth forests of the Tongass sustain more than can be properly articulated and expressed in this short miniseries. Their value is priceless. As ecosystems collapse around the globe, we cannot afford to continue on our current path of destruction. The familiar forces of greed and shortsightedness are at work. The Tongass belongs to all of us, not the select few multi-national corporations that seek to capitalize on its lumber. Not to mention that rights that we have failed to properly extend to the plants and animals that which we share the Earth. The biota of the Tongass is world-renowned and worth saving on its own merit. The Roadless Rule is the glue that is keeping the Tongass ecosystem intact while providing flexibility to construct roads for communities and allowing native and local peoples to harvest food from the land and rivers. Ideally, wilderness designations would best protect these forests from logging interests, but wide scale implementation would work against the sustenance needs of local communities. The draft environmental impact statement has been released regarding the Roadless Rule Please, take a moment from your busy day and write in your comments to the USDA. Tell them to keep the Roadless Rule in place for the Tongass National Forest (alternative one). The email address is akroadlessrule@fs.fed.us Alternatively, please use Sitka Conservation Society's commenting tool here https://mobilize4change.org/q4UnptvUSDA Draft EIS can be found here. https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/10/15/usda-forest-service-seeks-public-comment-draft-environmental-impactIf you have not checked out part one of this series with Dan Cannon from the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, I encourage you to have a listen for a more complete picture of what is happening in the Tongass. Thanks for listening.Support the show (http://www.wildernesspodcast.com/support)

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: Forest Service officials will answer questions about the Roadless Rule rollback in Ketchikan on Tuesday — Tomorrow’s Election Day in Metlakatla — and four Southeast communities are left without ferry service as the LeConte comes in for repairs.

I talk with Juneau resident Kayla Roys about the Roadless Rule. Kayla was born and raised in Juneau and works for Trout Unlimited. We talk features of the Tongass, the impact of logging, and how saving the forest does impact the economy of the region as logging is a way of life for many families who can't simply go out and find another job.

In this episode, I speak with Dan Cannon, Tongass Forest Program Manager with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council. We discuss proposed old growth logging, the Roadless Rule, the importance of the Tongass and some of the politics surrounding the issues. In the next episode, I will speak with Andrew Thoms, the Executive Director with the Sitka Conservation Society where we will go into greater detail on the resource and what logging would mean for the local economy. Add this saga to the growing list of attacks on our public lands where local and national consensus is ignored and multi-national corporation's interests are being served. Never mind the harm and trauma to Native American tribes living in the region who depend on the land for their subsistence. Americans everywhere should be outraged. Extractor's wish lists are being given top priority. Since interviewing Dan, the USDA has released their long awaited draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Tongass on October 15th. There are six alternatives. The first alternative leaves the Roadless Rule in place. The other five involve the logging of old growth forest with increasing levels of eligible take at each step. Alternative two would convert 18,000 acres of old growth to suitable timberland. Once you get up to Alternative Six (the option Trump is advocating for) all 9.2 million acres of existing designated roadless areas would be converted to timberland, exposing 165,000 acres of old growth to logging. Americans everywhere should be outraged. You can submit your comments here akroadlessrule@fs.fed.us Please tell the USFS to keep the Roadless Rule in place for the Tongass (Alternative One). Comments are due by December 17th, 2019. Thanks for listening. Draft EIS https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/10/15/usda-forest-service-seeks-public-comment-draft-environmental-impactSupport the show (http://www.wildernesspodcast.com/support)

The Trump administration this week proposed ending the so-called Roadless Rule, which banned logging, development, and road construction in Alaska's Tongass, the biggest national forest in the US. If the USDA Forest Service has its way, it would “remove all 9.2 million acres of inventoried roadless acres and would convert 165,000 old-growth acres and 20,000 young-growth acres previously identified as unsuitable timber lands to suitable timber lands.

Tonight on the KRBD Evening Report: The Army Corps declines to hold a public hearing on a proposed Ward Cove megaship dock — Tourism industry leaders weigh in on the proposed rollback of the Roadless Rule — and commercial dive fishing is off to a mixed start.

The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is the largest temperate rainforest left in the world and it is under attack. Wrapping around 11,000 miles of coastline, this land is the unceded territory of the Haida, Tlingit and Tsimshian peoples and home to precious wild salmon, towering ancient old-growth trees, and endangered wildlife species like the Alexander Archipelago wolf. Stretching 17 million acres, the Tongass holds some of the most pristine and productive estuaries still alive on planet Earth that Trump’s Forest Service would like to hand back over to a dying logging industry. Last year, the state of Alaska announced their decision to seek exemption from Roadless Rule, a 2001 landmark conservation measure, which would remove protections for over half of the Tongass and unleash devastating resource extraction upon the land. We will not stand by and watch the beating heart of this forest be cut out and assaulted by a management system that quantifies its productivity in board feet. What happens here and now will forever mark the landscape and impact the future generations of all beings who depend on these sacred forests and waters. Described by many as a sacrifice zone and subsidized timber colony of the US, Prince of Wales Island is one of the most heavily logged areas of the Tongass; there are over 2,500 miles of logging roads on an island that’s only 135 miles long. Our guest this week, Elsa Sebastian, knows this region well, having grown up in the fishing village of Point Baker on northern Prince of Wales Island. For most of her 20’s, Elsa captained a commercial salmon troller, fishing the wild coastline of Southeast Alaska. These days, Elsa deckhands on a drift gillnetter in Bristol Bay, and spends her winters working in conservation, most recently as Executive Director of Lynn Canal Conservation. Elsa loves wildlife and spent several years working with Alaska Whale Foundation to establish a remote field station on Baranof Island, now serving as chair of the Alaska Whale Foundation Board of Directors. Elsa founded the Last Stands project in 2017 to learn more about what remains of the worlds largest coastal temperate rainforest, the Tongass. Since founding the project she’s bushwhacked and beachwalked through hundreds of miles of forest and coastline, and sailed to threatened last stands of old-growth on her home island of Prince of Wales. Elsa is a 100 ton licensed captain and adventures from a 38-ft ketch sailboat, the Murrelet. We invite you to listen deeply to Elsa’s words and fall in love with the Tongass, as she shares stories from her time in the field, alongside communities where boom and bust industry have torn people apart, and out on the water salmon fishing. Joyful and heartbreaking, Elsa’s reflections as a second-generation activist fill us with the necessity to contend with our dark, complex histories around land and rethread them into our movements. Elsa brings us the urgent truth of this time: “It really comes down to now. Will we make the decision to actually gracefully transition the Tongass away from clear cut logging? Will we take care of the people who work at that mill and provide them other jobs? Or will we just let this go as every other boom and bust community will go if it’s allowed...take the last of what stands.” ♫ Music by Erin Durant

Tell Decision Makers: Expanding clear-cut logging of old-growth timber by eliminating the Roadless Rule would harm the people & economy of Southeast Alaska.  Rob interviews Kayla Roys of Trout Unlimited Alaska about the current administration's attempt to allow logging in the Tongass. Kayla hunts, fishes, forages, explores, and lives within the Tongass. You will learn why this delicate ecosystem declared 'wilderness' and 'roadless' requires protection and why Trump's plans as always don't make sense.   --> TAKE ACTION | CLICK HERE

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is petitioning the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a new, state-specific Roadless Rule that would impact 4 million acres of National Forest lands in Utah. Does anybody in Utah want to protect roadless lands, which offer some of the world’s best backcountry hunting, hiking, fishing, skiing; some of the world’s most scenic places; and some of our most valuable fish and wildlife habitat? Yes, they do. Two of them are Utah BHA board member Andrew Wike, a hunter, climber and ski mountaineer based in Salt Lake City, and Andrew Rasmussen, field coordinator with Trout Unlimited, who lives in Logan. Surprises abound in this podcast, as well as a window into Utah’s rather unique politics.   

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown - Thursday, October 25, 20184:05 pm: Senator Mike Lee joins the show to discuss how he would like to see the federal government handle the migrant caravan situation, and a possible third country agreement with Mexico4:20 pm: S. Daniel Carter, President of SAFE Campuses, joins the show to discuss how college students, and their parents, can remain safe on campus6:05 pm: Marty Carpenter, Executive Director of Utahns for Balanced Government and former campaign manager for Governor Gary Herbert, joins the show to discuss the group’s opposition to Amendment C6:20 pm: Jake Garfield, a Policy Analyst with the Utah Public Lands Coordinating Office, joins the show to discuss some changes the office is proposing to the “Roadless Rule” that would allow the state to better protect its forests from devastating wildfires like those that took place this summer6:35 pm: Heritage Foundation Chief Economist Steve Moore joins the show for his weekly visit with Rod about politics and the nation’s economy

For two years, photographer Amy Gulick trekked among bears and bald eagles, and across forests and salmon-packed streams to document Alaska's Tongass National Forest in its natural, primeval state, for her book Salmon In the Trees. The most complete portion of remaining west coast temperate rainforest, the Tongass is the largest National Forest in the U.S., and the only National Forest to have been "excused" from Roadless Rule regulations.

A federal appeals court refuses to reconsider the Roadless Rule while the U.S. Forest Service blocks a Colorado mine expansion in roadless areas. Earthjustice attorney Ted Zukoski comments.

Thirteen years after Earthjustice first launched legal action, the nearly 50-million-acre heartland of America's national forests is secure with the reinstatement of the Roadless Rule. Earthjustice's Patti Goldman comments.