5. FOREST SERVICE MULLS ROADLESS POLICY

A policy to suspend road construction in roadless areas in the Columbia
River Basin is still being considered by the Forest Service.

Forest Service officials say the agency has been trying to resolve some
basic questions the policy raises — questions like, "What are roadless
areas?"

"As you get into the operational side of these administrative rules,
there are problems you begin to see," said Rhey Solomon, the Forest
Service’s assistant director of ecosystem …

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