Loggers say Roadless Rule repeal won't solve their biggest challenges

President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5712x4284+0+0/resize/5712x4284!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F8e%2F5326d13a40eaa94785a9f225f422%2Flogs.jpg' alt='Logs from a salvage timber sale after a recent wildfire in the Willamette National Forest in Oregon.'/><p>President Trump is planning to open up some of the nation's last pristine forests to road building and timber companies. But those who work in the woods say it won't do enough to revive the industry. </p><p>(Image credit: Kirk Siegler)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6009247' />