Nearly 45 MILLION acres of America’s national forests could be opened to roads, logging, and development.  The U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to eliminate the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule puts wildlife habitat and 70,000 miles of rivers and streams across 37 states at risk.  ⚠️ Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Keep our roadless national forests protected. Take action at the link in our bio.  #roadlessrule #nationalforests #wildlife #endangeredspecies 🏔️ NORTHERN ROCKIES  “Roadless forests are lifelines for grizzly bears and Canada lynx across the northern Rockies,” said Kristine Akland, Northern Rockies director. “Grizzlies need these areas to raise cubs and survive and lynx populations are already declining as mature forest habitat disappears. Building roads and allowing logging in these wild areas would make an already difficult situation for these species even worse. People across the region know how vital these intact forests are for wildlife, and clean water, and they ...