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North 530 Road Cleanup - Big Success

North 530 Road Cleanup - Big Success

Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for the Hwy 530 North clean up on Saturday, May 6, 2026. A hot day but at least 12 volunteers spent 3 hours along SR 530 from Estes Rd to Giles Rd. The Coleman Family has taken care of this stretch of highway

Forest Service Roadless Rule Proposed Changes

Forest Service Roadless Rule Proposed Changes

Short version Jan 7, 2025 Background In the late 1990s, an inventory of so called "roadless areas" was completed by the Forest Service, and in 2001 the Roadless Rule was adopted. The nationwide rule prohibits new road construction, road reconstruction, as well as any timber harvest within the

Government Documents, Roadless Rule Proposal

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands Posted by the Forest Service on Aug 29, 2025 from https://www.regulations.gov/document/FS-2025-0001-0001 The U.S. Department of Agriculture is initiating an environmental impact statement (EIS) and rulemaking concerning management of inventoried roadless

Roadless Rule Proposed Changes, Some Responses

Excerpts below are a sampling of what has been written from groups including Healthy Forests, The Mountaineers, Environment America, High County News, Outdoor Life, and Earth Justice. Much more information and commentary is available. A Statement in Favor of the Proposed Change Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities – Supporting active, multiple-use management

Sauk River from bridge looking south, December 21, 2025

Sauk River After Heavy Rains

After the historic flooding of rivers last week, one of our local reporters sent in photos of the Sauk near the Hampton Mill in Darrington, and also along the Old Sauk Trail. Report from Sunday, December 21, 2025 The river just south of the bridge usually has two separate channels