The proposed elimination of the long-standing Roadless Rule threatens to open up huge swaths of undeveloped public land to new development, road construction, and logging.
If you have been following the progress of the trail over the last several years, you will know that the BMT was honored to be identified among Oregon Trails Coalition’s Signature Trails Inventory, presenting opportunities for Greater Hells Canyon Council and our partners to improve existing trail infrastructure and advance our stewardship goals.
Despite year after year increases in the number of visitors to the Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla, and Malheur National Forests, agency budgets for recreation management in Northeast Oregon are insufficient to keep trails clear or mitigate potential environmental impacts.