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These 4 million acres of California forests could lose protection. Here’s what Trump’s ‘roadless rule’ repeal could do

By Rachel Becker, CalMatters

Etna Mill Creek Headwaters- 2017 Salmon August Complex Fire was a large complex wildfire in Northern California that originally consisted of 11 separate wildfires, and charred 65,888 acres. (j.a.martin, April 2025)

The Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests would strip protection from more than 4 million acres within California’s borders. 

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