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Conservationists announce 'people’s public hearing' on rollback of Roadless Rule

Hikers enjoy view from 3,969-foot Looking Glass Rock in Pisgah National Forest.

By Lightning Reports, Published: April 11, 2026

The future of some of America’s last wild forests — including treasured landscapes in Western North Carolina — is at risk, say conservationists who announced a public hearing this month to air concerns about a significant rollback of the national forests’ Roadless Rule.

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