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Get Local!
Explore The National Forests in Your State
Local Reports Pinpoint the Threats
HFC's local reports profile the potential loss of threatened roadless areas in regional national forests should the rule be reversed. Areas highlighted include Idaho & Montana, New Hampshire, North Woods, Oregon and the Southern Appalachians. Read the reports or the accompanying press release.
State by State Figures
The National Forest System is comprised of over 191 million acres in 42 states. Roadless areas make up 58.5 million acres of National Forest lands in 38 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Roadless Area Conservation rule protects these 58.5 million acres of our last wild forests for present and future generations to enjoy.
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State
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Total National Forest Land (acres) |
Total Roadless Area Land (acres) |
| Alabama |
665,000 |
13,000 |
| Alaska |
22,083,000 |
14,779,000 |
| Arizona |
11,255,000 |
1,174,000 |
| Arkansas |
2,586,000 |
95,000 |
| California |
20,698,000 |
4,416,000 |
| Colorado |
14,509,000 |
4,433,000 |
| Connecticut |
0 |
0 |
| Delaware |
0 |
0 |
| Florida |
1,153,000 |
50,000 |
| Georgia |
865,000 |
63,000 |
| Hawaii |
0 |
0 |
| Idaho |
20,458,000 |
9,322,000 |
| Illinois |
293,000 |
11,000 |
| Indiana |
196,000 |
8,000 |
| Iowa |
0 |
0 |
| Kansas |
108,000 |
0 |
| Kentucky |
800,000 |
3,000 |
| Louisiana |
604,000 |
7,000 |
| Maine |
53,000 |
6,000 |
| Maryland |
0 |
0 |
| Massachusetts |
0 |
0 |
| Michigan |
2,858,000 |
16,000 |
| Minnesota |
2,838,000 |
62,000 |
| Mississippi |
1,159,000 |
3,000 |
| Missouri |
1,493,000 |
25,000 |
| Montana |
16,893,000 |
6,397,000 |
| Nebraska |
352,000 |
0 |
| Nevada |
5,833,000 |
3,186,000 |
| New Hampshire |
728,000 |
235,000 |
| New Jersey |
0 |
0 |
| New Mexico |
9,327,000 |
1,597,000 |
| New York |
16,000 |
0 |
| North Carolina |
1,244,000 |
172,000 |
| North Dakota |
1,106,000 |
266,000 |
| Ohio |
230,000 |
0 |
| Oklahoma |
397,000 |
13,000 |
| Oregon |
15,658,000 |
1,965,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
513,000 |
25,000 |
| Rhode Island |
0 |
0 |
| South Carolina |
613,000 |
8,000 |
| South Dakota |
2,012,000 |
80,000 |
| Tennessee |
698,000 |
85,000 |
| Texas |
755,000 |
4,000 |
| Utah |
8,179,000 |
4,013,000 |
| Vermont |
376,000 |
25,000 |
| Virginia |
1,660,000 |
394,000 |
| Washington |
9,214,000 |
2,015,000 |
| West Virginia |
1,033,000 |
202,000 |
| Wisconsin |
1,523,000 |
69,000 |
| Wyoming |
9,238,000 |
3,257,000 |
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