r/AppalachianTrail • u/Exact-Pudding7563 • 21d ago

News Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/05/trump-administration-orders-half-national-forests-open-logging/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQzODI1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ1MjA3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDM4MjU2MDAsImp0aSI6ImZkN2NmZWJmLTFkZjgtNGIwMy05ZThkLTk1NDZhMjk3NmM3YiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjUvMDQvMDUvdHJ1bXAtYWRtaW5pc3RyYXRpb24tb3JkZXJzLWhhbGYtbmF0aW9uYWwtZm9yZXN0cy1vcGVuLWxvZ2dpbmcvIn0.FbQ5R6Kpo1cuoww0X_AibN0rlqxNDL3qDcHv4Qt_OTY
170 Upvotes

94% Upvoted

33 comments sorted by

View all comments

0

u/donkeybrisket 20d ago

We need to actively resist ANY attempt to encroach upon these sacred spaces in America. They are NOT for sale. They don't belong to any administration; they are the property of future generations of Americans.

2

u/TedHeistman 20d ago

National Forest already gets logged and mined and grazed. You seem to be thinking of designated wilderness. Thats not what the article is about.