Roadless Areas serve as critical refugia for countless fish and wildlife species facing habitat alteration from climate change and other human-induced activities. They offer more stable, sheltered environments ensuring retention of biodiversity and allowing populations to persist, and later to recolonize surrounding areas. 

They are also the source of our cleanest water, cleanest air and function as planetary carbon sinks. Contrary to the fire hysteria and the purported need to log and thin roadless areas coming from the Forest Service and our congressional delegation, they are the places where wildfire can play it natural role in shaping our forest ecosystems. Building roads into roadless areas and then logging them will only result in more human caused fires and more CO2 accumulation in our atmosphere.

To counter the rescission, a host of Montana conservation groups are organizing: An Evening to Protect our Roadless Wildlands: Holding the Line, on May 7th from 6-8pm at the Holiday Inn Parkside in downtown Missoula. The purpose is to generate awareness and public comment to oppose the development of these precious areas. Come learn and engage in the century-long struggle to protect our wildest public lands. 

For more information: Contact Jake Kreilick w/ Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force (JakeKreilick12@gmail.com or (406) 544-4962