{"id":4646,"date":"2026-08-19T20:11:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646"},"modified":"2026-08-19T20:11:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T20:11:14","slug":"trump-admin-seeks-to-develop-millions-of-acres-of-national-forest-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <div><p>The U.S. Forest Service filed a proposal Tuesday to rescind a 25-year-old rule that had prevented development on 44 million acres, nearly one-third of the National Forest System, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4643\">DeSantis Suspends Elected Ally Accused Of Molesting Grandson<\/a><\/p><p>The USDA framed the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule as a \u201cone-size-fits-all restriction\u201d that frustrated land managers and hindered wildfire risk reduction. <strong>(RELATED: America Found A Rare Metal It Desperately Needs. Red Tape Could Keep It In The Ground For Ages)<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cFor too long, outdated restrictions have kept tens of millions of forested acres off-limits to the very treatments that improve forest health and reduce wildfire risk to our communities,\u201d Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said in the statement. \u201cToday, we filed a proposal to restore authority to local forest managers who know the land best, removing the barriers that have kept them from doing the work the land demands. It\u2019s time to turn the page on the failed roadless rule and return our forests to health and productivity.\u201d<\/p> <p>While more USDA officials view the change as \u201ccommonsense\u201d and \u201cessential,\u201d groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) said that a 2025 poll found that 76 percent of likely voters support the rule, which protected the land from the construction of new roads, commercial logging and further development.<\/p><p>\u201cThe Trump administration is moving to gut our most iconic national forests by giving loggers and drillers free rein to turn them into industrial wastelands. It is trying to walk away from the most successful land conservation policy in modern U.S. history,\u201d NRDC Senior Vice President for Nature Andrew Wetzler said. \u201cThe American people will not let this plan stand.\u201d<\/p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <p>Gabriella Hoffman, director of the Center for Energy and Conservation at Independent Women, told the Daily Caller that the discussion surrounding the repeal needs more nuance.<\/p><p>\u201cForested land, like public land, is multiple-use, meaning it can be open to both commercial and recreational uses. The agency explicitly says it won\u2019t mandate timber cutting or road construction, but will allow local national forest managers to be the final arbiters of rules and decisions,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p><p>She added that it\u2019s \u201cludicrous to insinuate the Trump administration would shut down access on forestlands, \u201cespecially as the Biden administration had previously shut down public lands. <\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4641\">REPORT: Investigation Into Hayden Panettiere\u2019s Death Takes Dramatic Turn<\/a><\/p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <p>Hoffman said that Congress must tackle this issue itself to prevent frequent rule changes and to avoid further ambiguity.<\/p><div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" (389,193=\"\" (effis).=\"\" (photo=\"\" 157,501=\"\" 40c,=\"\" a=\"\" according=\"\" acres)=\"\" aemet,=\"\" afp)\"=\"\" agency,=\"\" alt=\"A wildfire burns near a highway in A Gudina, northwestern Spain, on August 15, 2025. All of Spain was on a heatwave alert today, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at \" and=\"\" ashes=\"\" been=\"\" by=\"\" cantabria,=\"\" cesar=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4645\" data=\"\" devastating=\"\" endured=\"\" european=\"\" extreme=\"\" far=\"\" fire=\"\" fires,=\"\" forecast=\"\" forest=\"\" from=\"\" has=\"\" have=\"\" heat.=\"\" hectares=\"\" height=\"682\" high=\"\" in=\"\" information=\"\" left=\"\" manso=\"\" meteorological=\"\" national=\"\" nearly=\"\" northwestern=\"\" of=\"\" pass=\"\" reduced=\"\" region=\"\" risk\"=\"\" said.=\"\" searing=\"\" season=\"\" since=\"\" so=\"\" spain=\"\" spared=\"\" spread=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c-1024x682.webp\" start=\"\" sweltering,=\"\" system=\"\" temperatures=\"\" the=\"\" to=\"\" today=\"\" two=\"\" very=\"\" weeks=\"\" were=\"\" which=\"\" width=\"1024\" wildfires.=\"\" with=\"\" year,=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div><p>Republican Govs. Greg Gianforte of Montana and Spencer Cox of Utah joined the USDA in defending the proposal, both saying the changes will allow states to properly care for forests for the benefit of local communities.<\/p><p>\u201cFor 25 years, the Roadless Rule has tied the hands of local land managers with a one-size-fits-all federal policy. Rescinding it restores the flexibility to make thoughtful decisions based on the needs of each forest and each community,\u201d Cox said. \u201cWe can protect the landscapes we treasure by actively managing them for the next generation.\u201d<\/p><p>The Trump administration has come under fire for other actions critics view as sacrificing conservation efforts to advance private corporate interests.<\/p><p>On Thursday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) received pushback after announcing that \u201climited\u201d infrastructure would be built in Big Bend National Park to reduce illegal border crossings.<\/p><p>Likewise, American duck hunters retaliated against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after it opened public review of a proposal to place drainage pipes in federally protected prairie wetlands that double as important duck breeding grounds. <strong>(RELATED: Hunters Cry Fowl Over Trump Review They Fear Could Hammer Duck Populations Nationwide)<\/strong><\/p><p>A 30-day period has been set to allow for public comment on the proposal before the revision is finalized.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4639\">Trump Candidate Darline Graham Faceplants In Senate Debate<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Forest Service filed a proposal to rescind a rule that had prevented development on 44 million acres of the National Forest System.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2551,3873,2136,3871,2190,1331,925,3872],"class_list":["post-4646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-brooke-rollins","tag-conservation","tag-department-of-agriculture","tag-greg-gianforte","tag-montana","tag-spencer-cox","tag-utah","tag-wildfire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Forest Service filed a proposal to rescind a rule that had prevented development on 44 million acres of the National Forest System.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Transfer Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"headline\":\"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646\"},\"wordCount\":648,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"brooke rollins\",\"conservation\",\"department of agriculture\",\"greg gianforte\",\"montana\",\"spencer cox\",\"utah\",\"wildfire\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Interesting\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646\",\"name\":\"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":549},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?p=4646#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Home Transfer Guide\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hometransferguide.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide","og_description":"The Forest Service filed a proposal to rescind a rule that had prevented development on 44 million acres of the National Forest System.","og_url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646","og_site_name":"Home Transfer Guide","article_published_time":"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0e04f41a113219bff846da5f59fc8d5c.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"headline":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land","datePublished":"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646"},"wordCount":648,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp","keywords":["brooke rollins","conservation","department of agriculture","greg gianforte","montana","spencer cox","utah","wildfire"],"articleSection":["Interesting"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646","name":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land - Home Transfer Guide","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp","datePublished":"2026-08-19T20:11:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9b51a00d37c4b9292f44e3c4276fd871.webp","width":1280,"height":549},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4646#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Trump Admin Seeks To Develop Millions Of Acres Of National Forest Land"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/","name":"Home Transfer Guide","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/#\/schema\/person\/47c12a8611db56d3441574d894569529","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hometransferguide.com"],"url":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4646\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}