Roads

A collection of resources and publications related to roads

Roads and Rivers II: An Assessment of National Forest Roads Analyses

 

Erosion Assessment and Erosion Prevention Planning Project for Forest Roads in the Biscuit Fire Area, Southern Oregon

 

Aerial Reconnaissance Evaluation of Recent Storm Effects on Upland Mountainous Watersheds of Idaho

 

Aerial Reconnaissance Evaluation of 1996 Storm Effects on Upland Mountainous Watersheds

 

Comments on the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project (ICBEMP) Draft Environmental Impact Statements for the Eastside and Upper Columbia River Basin

 

National Forest Roads Briefing Materials

 

The Watershed Impacts of Forest Treatments to Reduce Fuels and Modify Fire Behavior

 

The Geography of Freshwater Conservation: Roadless Areas and Critical Watersheds for Native Trout

 

Roads & Rivers: An Implementation Guide to the Forest Service Roads Policy

 

Conservation Implications of Coarse-Scale versus Fine-Scale Management on Forest Ecoystems: Are Reserves Still Relevant?

A paper reviewing the efficacy of the Northwest Forest Plan given recent research findings and emerging threats to biodiversity.

Healing the Watershed

 

Roads and Rivers Science Facts

Fact sheet for Congressional briefing: Forest Service Roads Threaten Water Quality and Aquatic Species

Postfire Management on Forested Public Lands of the Western United States

Conservation Biology article: 2004 peer-reviewed update to the original Beschta report

Western Native Trout Campaign: Imperiled Western Trout and the Importance of Roadless Areas

 

Aquatic and Other Environmental Impacts of Roads: The Case for Road Density as Indicator of Human Disturbance and Road-Density Reduction as Restoration Target; A Concise Review

Pacific Rivers Council Science Publication discussing the usefulness of road density as a metric of human impacts on the landscape.

Toward Effective Roads and Transportation Policy For the National Forests of the U.S: A Formula For Reform

PRC's recommendations to restore effective policy guidance on roads management within the national forests