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United States totals, built one region at a time

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How much of the country is covered so far

acres of roadless land analyzed so far

of the ~44.7 million acres where the national rule applies

of the analyzed land lies within 0.6 mile of an existing Forest Service road

of the analyzed land lies inside federally designated critical habitat

Regions analyzed so far

Each region name opens its full study. Colorado and Idaho are excluded because their own state rules replace the national one.

What could change in 5 and 10 years

These are the regional "what if" scenarios added together. Each Lower 48 region assumes about 10.7% of its roadless land is eligible for road building or logging under current forest plans (the Forest Service's own national figure), and that activity goes first to eligible land closest to an existing road. Alaska is the exception: its numbers come from its own logging history, which gives a real pace instead of an assumed one. Choose how far ahead to look.

Time ahead

Inside critical habitatOther roadless land

Bars use one scale for both time horizons, so switching between 5 and 10 years shows how much larger the 10-year cases are. The paces (5% / 10% / 20% of eligible acres within 5 years, 15% / 30% / 60% within 10 years) are assumptions, not forecasts.

How the national totals are built

Sums. Acres, critical-habitat acres and scenario acres are added across regions.
Shares. Percentages are weighted by acres, so a large region counts for more than a small one.
Same method, with one exception. The Lower 48 regions are analyzed with the same open-source pipeline. Alaska is analyzed on its own terms, because its roadless land is far from roads, has no designated critical habitat, and has a long logging record. Only acres, distance to roads and scenario acres from Alaska are added into these totals.
Invasive plants and species. These are studied inside each region. A pooled national view will be added when more regions are in.