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Elk in the Rapid River Roadless area in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest. (John McCarthy / The Wilderness Society)
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.
document October 19, 2017

Kootenai and ID Panhandle National Forest Management Plan Order on Summary Judgement

This declaratory judgment action seeks injunctive relief from the Kootenai and Panhandle Forest Plans.2 These forests lie in the Forest Service's Northern Region, or "Region l ." The Forest Plans…
Mountain goat on top of Scotchman Peak, Idaho. (D. Taylor / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release: Victory October 19, 2017

Court Upholds Critical Protections for Recommended Wilderness in Northwest Montana and Northern Idaho

Court upholds the Forest Service’s discretion to maintain the wild character of the forests
Frosted needles overloooking the Kootenai National Forest. (Brian Auer / CC BY 2.0)
Press Release January 25, 2016

Conservationists Defend Recommended Wilderness In Snowmobiler Lawsuit

Earthjustice seeks to preserve forest management plans for Kootenai and Idaho Panhandle National Forests.
Press Release October 13, 2010

Court Hearing on Conservationist Challenge to Idaho Roadless Policy

State rule may allow new roads and logging, put wildlife habitat at risk, and pollute watersheds with mining pollution.
case January 28, 2009

Idaho Roadless Rule

document January 16, 2009

Idaho Roadless Fact Sheet

Facts about the National Forest roadless areas in Idaho
document January 16, 2009

Idaho Roadless Complaint (1/16/09)

Lawsuit challenging the USFS Idaho Roadless Rule, which makes hundreds of thousands of acres of Idaho's roadless lands available for road construction, mining, and logging.
Press Release January 16, 2009

Idaho Roadless Rule Challenged in Federal Court

Only state in the lower 48 to have roadless forest protection downgraded by the Bush administration