The Public Record · Docket FS-2025-0001

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Every public comment on the proposed rescission of the Roadless Rule, sorted by what it talks about. Pick a topic, then narrow by position, by how hard the comment is for the agency to set aside, or by how substantive it is. Each comment is shown in full, as filed. How comments are classified and scored is explained in the Comment Analysis.

1 unique comments21 submissions
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  • Opposes rescission 100.0%
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  • A2 moderate 0
  • A3 weak 0
  • A0 none 1
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  1. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 16, 2026FS-2025-0001-420283
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  2. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-360437
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  3. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 8, 2026FS-2025-0001-335153
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  4. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 8, 2026FS-2025-0001-336749
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  5. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-321884
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS- 2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  6. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-322105
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  7. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-322193
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  8. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-322207
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in Place.
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  9. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-322342
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  10. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-323040
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  11. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-323853
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  12. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-323863
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  13. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-324077
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  14. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-324254
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  15. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-325055
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  16. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-325404
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  17. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-325608
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  18. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-334379
    PLACESTANDDOCGAPEVIDASKALTLAW

    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  19. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-307293
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.One of 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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  20. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 1, 2026FS-2025-0001-299504
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    Campaign — One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. See the letter, its submissions and topics.This comment stands for all 21 submissions in its group.

    I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless national forests protect drinking water for millions of Americans, provide irreplaceable wildlife habitat, and have kept 45 million acres of public land intact for 25 years under a rule that federal appellate courts have repeatedly upheld. Rescinding the rule to enable road building and commercial logging is a giveaway of land that belongs to all of us, and a 30-day comment window on a decision of this scale is not meaningful public process. Keep the Roadless Rule in place.
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