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Trump advanced a plan to gut federal forest protections — a direct threat to the natural lands and animal life near Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton, and the Appalachian trail.¹

The Trump administration wants to hand over 45 million acres of public land, including native ancestral homelands, to the highest bidder. It will lead to the corporate destruction of forests, critical biodiversity, clean water sources, and wildlife.^2,3

Congress must act now to protect America's cherished parks, lands, and environment from Trump's profiteering oligarchy.

Sign the petition: Block Trump's plan to open up national forests around Yellowstone for corporate development!

The Trump administration is preparing to fully rescind the "Roadless Rule," a federal regulation that has protected tens of millions of acres of national forests for over two decades.⁴

Senator Martin Heinrich said in response, "Without the Roadless Rule, many of the treasured landscapes, public lands, and habitats that we know and love simply wouldn’t exist today."⁵

Congress must act now to protect national forests from destruction at the hands of corporate developers and the White House.

Sign the petition: Don't let Trump roll back the Roadless Rule!

Sources:

1. NPR, "Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging," August 18, 2026.
2. NPCA, "6 Reasons to Keep the 'Roadless Rule' in Place,” September 4, 2025.
3. The Los Angeles Times, "Trump administration presses rollback of 'Roadless Rule' on wildlands - Los Angeles Times,” August 27, 2025.
4. NPR, "Trump administration moves to open untouched national forests to logging," August 18, 2026.
5. Earthjustice, "Community Advocates join Members of Congress in Broad Opposition to Planned Attack on National Forestlands," May 13, 2026.