Library Search Expand More Search Options Looking for more? Visit Career Opportunities to join our team at Earthjustice Visit Action Alerts for ways to get involved and take action Visit the Member Center to update your monthly giving, view your online giving history, change your subscription preferences, and more Visit the Help Center to find answers to questions about donations and communication preferences feature January 5, 2026 Timeline of the Roadless Rule A timeline of the creation of and 25-year fight to defend the National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Policy. Article November 19, 2011 Victory For America's Forests document November 2, 2009 USDA Roadless Area Review and Evaluation (January 1979) Press Release: Victory October 1, 2009 Earthjustice Applauds the Introduction of Bills to Protect Roadless Areas in National Forests Record number of original cosponsors in both houses document August 5, 2009 9th Circuit Roadless Ruling (08/05/09) Federal appeals court strikes down the 2005 Bush administration phony roadless rule, reinstates the prior 2001 Clinton era Roadless Rule. Press Release: Victory August 5, 2009 Federal Appeals Court Upholds Roadless Area Protections President Obama has pledged to support and defend nationwide protections Press Release July 8, 2009 Ad Campaign Asks President Obama to Keep Promise to Protect Roadless Forests www.roadlessnow.org site features slideshow, action opportunity document July 7, 2009 Inventoried Roadless Areas document May 28, 2009 Roadless Memorandum (05/28/09) Directive from Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack announcing interim directive covering roadless areas in national forests Press Release: Victory May 28, 2009 Obama Administration Calls for Roadless Development Timeout Earthjustice President Trip Van Noppen says good first step document December 3, 2008 Order Partially Staying Injunctive Relief document November 30, 2006 Injunction Against Oil and Gas Drilling in Roadless Areas (11/29/06) Road building prohibited on 327 oil and gas leases issued by Bush administration in National Forest roadless areas document November 30, 2006 Colorado Roadless Oil & Gas Leases Map of Colorado Oil & Gas leases that will be halted by court injunction. document November 30, 2006 UT Oil & Gas Leases in Roadless Areas Map of Utah Oil & Gas leases that will be halted by court injunction. Press Release: Victory November 30, 2006 Court Orders Roadless Rule Implemented Against Oil and Gas Drilling Road building prohibited on 327 oil and gas leases issued by Bush administration in National Forest roadless areas document October 17, 2006 Declaration of 17 Citizens re: the Roadless Rule Repeal Declaration of 17 Citizens regarding the Roadless Rule Repeal document October 11, 2006 Roadless Rule Repeal: Summary Judgment (07/25/06) Plaintiffs' motion and memorandum for summary judgment and declaratory and injunctive relief reagrding the Roadless Rule Repeal document October 4, 2006 Roadless Rule Repeal: Order Granting Motion to Compel (3/16/06) Plaintiffs' motion to compel completion of the administrative record of the Roadless Rule
