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# USDA Exempts Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule
- URL: https://www.investigatemidwest.org/usda-exempts-tongass-national-forest-from-the-2001-roadless-rule/
- Published: 2020-10-30T15:56:47.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-30T15:56:47.000Z
- Description: WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final Alaska Roadless Rule that exempts the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 provision that prohibited road construction, road reconstruction and timber harvests.
- Author: cvoelkl
- Tags: USDA News Release, Tongass National Forest, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-06-18 04:56

**WASHINGTON, Oct. 28, 2020** – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final Alaska Roadless Rule that exempts the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 provision that prohibited road construction, road reconstruction and timber harvests.