236. The Roadless Rule & Saving Public Lands With Nicole Brown Of Outdoor Alliance

<p>As thru-hikers, we hike through public lands frequently. In this episode, <strong>Nicole Brown</strong> of <strong>Outdoor Alliance</strong> comes on to talk about the <strong>Roadless Rule</strong> - and how the initiative to roll it back will inhibit our access to these parts of public land. She also goes into how we can come together during the comment period to <strong>save these precious places</strong> along the <strong>Pacific Crest Trail </strong>and other long trails across America.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, Nicole goes into:</strong></p><p>1. Basics on the <strong>Roadless Rule</strong> &amp; why it&#39;s so important for <strong>access to public lands</strong></p><p>2. What can happen if the <strong>Roadless Rule is rolled back</strong></p><p>3. How to <strong>take action</strong> &amp; more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Take Action &amp; Follow Along:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.outdooralliance.org/roadless" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">About the Roadless Rule</a></p><p><a href="https://outdooralliance.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/basic/index.html?appid=bffb3fe5fdfb43519a84c6a0cf4f8ff5⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Roadless Area Maps </a></p><p><a href="https://www.pcta.org/2025/scrapping-the-roadless-rule-will-harm-the-pct-96600/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">PCTA Article</a></p><p><a href="https://action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Take Action!</a> </p><p><br></p><p>Did you love this episode? If so, please help fellow hikers find the show by following, rating, and reviewing the podcast on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7F2G9SSMpYBH6zhuhTXyUk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-thru-r-podcast/id1550319265" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>!</p><p><br></p><p>Connect With Us:</p><p><a href="https://thru-r.com/membership-account/membership-levels/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Trail Family⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thru-r.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thru_r/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@thru_r" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thrurcommunity/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcMeSlgUmEfht1NiDCzzYqQ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.threads.net/@thru_r" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THRU-r Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@CheerOnTheTrail" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheer&#39;s YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/carollcoyne/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cheer&#39;s Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>Episode Music: &quot;Communicator&quot; by Reed Mathis</p>