{"id":9886,"date":"2025-08-29T19:48:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/26\/?p=9886"},"modified":"2025-08-29T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T03:48:31","slug":"usda-opens-public-comment-on-roadless-rule-rescission-what-it-means-for-el-dorado-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/inedc.com\/26\/government\/usda-opens-public-comment-on-roadless-rule-rescission-what-it-means-for-el-dorado-county\/","title":{"rendered":"USDA Opens Public Comment on Roadless Rule Rescission \u2014 What It Means for El Dorado County"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"106\">USDA opens formal review to roll back 2001 \u201cRoadless Rule.\u201d What El Dorado County residents should know.<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"712\">PLACERVILLE, Calif. \u2014 The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Aug. 29 published a formal <strong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"215\">Notice of Intent<\/strong> to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that would lead to rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule \u2014 the federal protection that for 25 years has limited new road construction and commercial timber harvest in large swaths of National Forest lands. The notice begins a short public-comment <strong data-start=\"528\" data-end=\"539\">scoping<\/strong> period and marks the next step in a process that could affect inventoried roadless areas around Truckee-Tahoe and in El Dorado County. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/29\/2025-16581\/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Federal Register<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1140\">These are the IRA names and local roadless blocks that authoritative USFS maps and related USGS\/Forest Service pages show inside or along the El Dorado County portion of Eldorado NF \/ Lake Tahoe Basin MU:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"2246\">\n<li data-start=\"1142\" data-end=\"1363\">\n<p data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1363\"><strong data-start=\"1144\" data-end=\"1173\">Dardanelles Roadless Area<\/strong> \u2014 south of Lake Tahoe, includes Upper Truckee headwaters and the Hawley Grade\/Meiss Country corridor. (Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit \/ USFS maps). <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dardanelles_and_Freel_Roadless_Areas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r05\/laketahoebasin\/recreation\/meiss-country?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1490\">\n<p data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1490\"><strong data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1389\">Freel Roadless Area<\/strong> \u2014 adjacent to Dardanelles (Freel Peak). (LTBMU \/ USFS maps). <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dardanelles_and_Freel_Roadless_Areas?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Wikipedia<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1491\" data-end=\"1681\">\n<p data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1681\"><strong data-start=\"1493\" data-end=\"1532\">Meiss Country (Meiss Roadless Area)<\/strong> \u2014 primitive, roadless area between Luther Pass and Carson Pass; shown on LTBMU pages and USFS roadless maps. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r05\/laketahoebasin\/recreation\/meiss-country?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alllaketahoe.com\/nature\/meiss_country_roadless_area.php?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">alllaketahoe.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1937\">\n<p data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1937\"><strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1749\">Roadless blocks west\/southwest of Pollock Pines \/ Placerville<\/strong> \u2014 visible as clustered IRA polygons on the USFS Eldorado NF IRA map (these are part of Eldorado NF IRA inventory; see the Eldorado NF IRA map PDF). <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/roadless-map-inventoried-areas-california-eldorado-fsmrs-072319.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"2246\">\n<p data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2246\"><strong data-start=\"1940\" data-end=\"2037\">Mokelumne Wilderness and adjacent roadless areas (Tragedy\u2013Elephants Back, Caples Creek, etc.)<\/strong> \u2014 these roadless blocks lie to the south\/southwest of Carson Pass and span county boundaries; USGS and USFS mapping identify these areas and contiguous roadless polygons. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/index.php\/maps\/mineral-resource-potential-map-mokelumne-wilderness-and-contiguous-roadless-areas-central?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USGS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5057902.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2248\" data-end=\"2483\">\n<p data-start=\"2250\" data-end=\"2483\">Note: the USFS national IRA geodatabase contains every polygon with attribute fields (forest, name, acres, category). That is the definitive source for exact polygon geometry and attribute names.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"755\">Key facts, timeline and how to comment<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1881\">\n<li data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"1002\">\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"1002\">The Federal Register notice (the formal record) was posted Aug. 29, 2025; the scoping comment period runs to <strong data-start=\"867\" data-end=\"885\">Sept. 19, 2025<\/strong>. Comments should be submitted to docket <strong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"942\">FS-2025-0001<\/strong> on Regulations.gov. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/29\/2025-16581\/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Federal Register<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/docket\/FS-2025-0001\/document?withinCommentPeriod=true&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Regulations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1338\">\n<p data-start=\"1005\" data-end=\"1338\">Nationwide, the Forest Service\u2019s inventories show roughly <strong data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1085\">58.2 million acres<\/strong> of inventoried roadless areas; about <strong data-start=\"1123\" data-end=\"1145\">44.7 million acres<\/strong> are currently governed by the 2001 Roadless Rule. Rescinding the rule would restore discretion over road construction and timber harvest on those lands. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/29\/2025-16581\/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Federal Register<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1881\">\n<p data-start=\"1341\" data-end=\"1881\">Local maps and Forest Service documents show tens of thousands of roadless acres in the Truckee\u2013Tahoe region and in El Dorado County \u2014 for example, the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit\u2019s maps list roughly <strong data-start=\"1546\" data-end=\"1562\">41,000 acres<\/strong> of inventoried roadless area, and Forest Service roadless maps for Tahoe and Eldorado national forests identify additional large IRA (Inventoried Roadless Area) blocks near the Tahoe basin and around Placerville. Residents can view those agency maps on the Forest Service website. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/roadless-map-inventoried-areas-california-lake-tahoe-fsmrs-072422.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"1927\">What would change \u2014 and what would remain<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2789\">\n<li data-start=\"1928\" data-end=\"2342\">\n<p data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"2342\"><strong data-start=\"1930\" data-end=\"1952\">What could change:<\/strong> If the rule is rescinded, new or reconstructed permanent <strong data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2019\">roads<\/strong> and larger commercial <strong data-start=\"2042\" data-end=\"2052\">timber<\/strong> projects could be proposed in areas previously constrained by the 2001 rule \u2014 subject to project-level analyses under NEPA. USDA leaders say the change is intended to give local forest managers more options for fuels treatment and wildfire response. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2343\" data-end=\"2789\">\n<p data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2789\"><strong data-start=\"2345\" data-end=\"2385\">What would not automatically change:<\/strong> Rescinding the Roadless Rule would <strong data-start=\"2421\" data-end=\"2428\">not<\/strong> erase wilderness designations, Endangered Species Act protections, water-quality laws, tribal consultation obligations, or the requirement for site-specific environmental review before major projects proceed. Those other statutory safeguards remain in place, though their outcomes would shape any future project approvals. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2025\/08\/29\/2025-16581\/special-areas-roadless-area-conservation-national-forest-system-lands?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Federal Register<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2867\">Local stakes: Tahoe Basin, Eldorado National Forest, recreation and water<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2868\" data-end=\"3386\">Roadless lands around the Lake Tahoe Basin \u2014 including backcountry near Freel Peak, portions of the Tahoe Rim Trail and headwaters that feed the upper Truckee \u2014 are cherished for recreation, wildlife habitat and watershed protection. Conservation groups warn that new roads can fragment habitat, increase sediment and erode water quality that communities depend on. Local reporting and Forest Service maps make clear those places are among the inventoried roadless areas at issue. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tahoedailytribune.com\/news\/forest-service-proposes-rollback-of-25-year-rule-protecting-lands-that-includes-portions-of-tahoe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Tahoe Daily Tribune<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/roadless-map-inventoried-areas-california-lake-tahoe-fsmrs-072422.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3388\" data-end=\"3411\">Voices on both sides<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3412\" data-end=\"3696\">\u201cThis is one step closer to common-sense management of our national forest lands,\u201d Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins said in the department\u2019s announcement, arguing the change will restore local decision-making and help reduce wildfire risk. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3698\" data-end=\"4161\">Environmental groups offered sharp criticism. \u201cThis is a direct attack on the heart of California\u2019s forests,\u201d said Mark Green, executive director of CalWild, calling the short comment window insufficient and warning about threats to drinking water, wildlife and recreation. The Wilderness Society called the move \u201cthe single largest rollback of conservation protections in our nation\u2019s history\u201d and said litigation is likely. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.calwild.org\/noroadlessrollback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">CALWILD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wilderness.org\/articles\/press-release\/attack-roadless-forests-officially-underway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">The Wilderness Society<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4163\" data-end=\"4201\">What to watch next (short timeline)<\/h2>\n<ol data-start=\"4202\" data-end=\"4678\">\n<li data-start=\"4202\" data-end=\"4360\">\n<p data-start=\"4205\" data-end=\"4360\"><strong data-start=\"4205\" data-end=\"4234\">Scoping \/ public comments<\/strong> (now through Sept. 19, 2025). Submit comments to <strong data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4300\">FS-2025-0001<\/strong> at Regulations.gov. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/docket\/FS-2025-0001\/document?withinCommentPeriod=true&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Regulations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4678\">\n<p data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"4678\"><strong data-start=\"4364\" data-end=\"4393\">Draft EIS &amp; proposed rule<\/strong> \u2014 the agency has signaled the draft is expected in early 2026 (local reporting cites a March 2026 target) with a final EIS and Record of Decision expected later in 2026; expect both more public comment opportunities and likely legal challenges. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tahoedailytribune.com\/news\/forest-service-takes-next-step-in-roadless-rule-rollback-triggering-public-comment-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Tahoe Daily Tribune<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usda.gov\/about-usda\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/27\/secretary-rollins-opens-next-step-roadless-rule-rescission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">USDA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 data-start=\"4680\" data-end=\"4725\">How El Dorado County residents can act now<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"5310\">\n<li data-start=\"4726\" data-end=\"4886\">\n<p data-start=\"4728\" data-end=\"4886\">Review the Forest Service roadless maps for Lake Tahoe Basin, Tahoe NF and Eldorado NF (agency PDFs and GIS layers). <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/roadless-map-inventoried-areas-california-lake-tahoe-fsmrs-072422.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">US Forest Service<\/span><span class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4887\" data-end=\"5163\">\n<p data-start=\"4889\" data-end=\"5163\">Submit a comment to <strong data-start=\"4909\" data-end=\"4949\">Regulations.gov, docket FS-2025-0001<\/strong> (search that docket number on Regulations.gov). Comments submitted during the scoping period will help shape the alternatives the Forest Service analyzes in the draft EIS. <span class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"><a class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/docket\/FS-2025-0001\/document?withinCommentPeriod=true&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"><span class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"><span class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\">Regulations<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"5164\" data-end=\"5310\">\n<p data-start=\"5166\" data-end=\"5310\">Contact your county supervisors or state legislators to register local concerns about water, recreation, wildfire strategy, or community access.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USDA has opened formal review to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule. See which Tahoe and Eldorado backcountry areas are at stake and how to comment by Sept. 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"7","parallax":"1","layout":"no-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Federal notice published Aug. 29 starts a short scoping window; residents have until Sept. 19 to weigh in before the agency prepares a draft EIS"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-government"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USDA Opens Public Comment on Roadless Rule Rescission \u2014 What It Means for El Dorado County - Placerville NewsWire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"USDA published an Aug. 29 notice to start rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. 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