Board approves letter supporting rescission of 2001 Roadless Rule

Sep 8, 2026

The Modoc County Board of Supervisors authorized the chair to sign a comment letter backing the U.S. Forest Service proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, citing wildfire concerns; motion carried by voice vote.

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The board approved a comment letter for the chair to sign supporting the U.S. Forest Service proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. A supervisor who moved the item asked that the letter reference catastrophic wildfires and the timing of the rule's original implementation as justification for removal. "I ask that we submit a rule or a letter supporting the ... removal," the mover said; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote.

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