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Pocatello-area FFA presents mock ‘court’ on rescission of 2001 Roadless Rule

Pocatello City Council (Work Session) · February 17, 2026
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American Falls FFA students presented a mock court to the Pocatello City Council arguing competing views of the USDA’s 2025 rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule — prosecution warned of harms to watersheds and tribal sites, while defense emphasized wildfire risk, local management flexibility, and potential jobs.

American Falls FFA students staged a mock court at the Pocatello City Council work session to examine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2025 repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule, a federal regulation that had limited road construction and logging on about 8.5 million acres of national forest.

The students framed the program as a courtroom debate. Lily Cardona, who served as the judge for the…

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