Tongass: On. Off. On.

The same rule on America’s largest national forest. Each marker is one year.

Switched on or off 7 times since 2001

On: rule in effect, roadbuilding stopped
Off: blocked by a court, or the Tongass exempted
On, repeal proposed
Switched that year

Each marker shows the rule’s status on the Tongass National Forest for most of that year; a dot marks a year in which it switched (twice in 2014). Hover over or tap a marker to see what happened that year. Source: Roadless Rule timeline, 1998–2026. As of Oct. 2026.