This describes a strategy for conserving National Forest System inventoried roadless areas and their important values. It has an analysis of management options and the Forest Service's preferred alternative.

Witnesses: Ron Christensen, chair, Public Lands Steering Committee, National Association of Counties, Gila County, AZ; Craig Gehrke, regional dir., the Wilderness Society, Boise, ID; Mark K. Rey, Under Sec., Natural Resources & the Environment, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA); Dick Scar, owner, Trailhead Outfitters, Buena Vista, CO; & David Smith, pres., Soc. of Amer. Foresters, Blacksburg, VA. Submitted Material: Dominick A. DellaSala, forest ecologist, World Wildlife Fund, statement.