Millions of acres across Oregon called “roadless areas” could soon lose protections. Trump Administration leaders say they need access to fight wildfires, and roadless rules are red tape that interfere with business and innovation.

Environmental advocates say those rules have been key to protecting watersheds, endangered species and recreation opportunities.

This week non-profit Ecoflight flew a group of journalists, congressional staff and environmental advocates over a rugged, difficult to reach Roadless area.

From the air – the border between private timber and the Waldo Lake wilderness and roadless area is clear. Both have swaths of burned forests from wildfires over the years, but the roadless and wilderness areas have larger, old growth trees, a carpet of several species, mixed wi

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