It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert “man who walks in the woods” —or often simply “woods”— Sutherland. 

Today, the Forest Service has taken the next step in rescinding the Roadless Rule, potentially making 4.4 million acres of old growth forests, rivers, and wildlife in California vulnerable to industrial logging and road development.

Each summer, a group of local divers, fish biologists, and community volunteers submerge themselves in the icy pools of the Salmon River,...