A 2020 report by Taxpayers for Common Sense, found the Forest Service would have lost over $190 million over five years if they had opened up those Alaskan forests to development.

"It actually costs taxpayers millions to 'sell' timber that we collectively own, which makes no sense," they said. "Rolling back the roadless rule will put the losses from a clearly broken timber sale program on steroids."

This is true across the country.