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i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN

i have grown up and vacationed near a rustic national forest which is not available for logging. it protects the State Bird. Loons nest on water in month of June and need quiet waters.Also it protects seasonal migrating species like deer. And Lynx, who are very shy and promote balance from our State and points North. Also water purity which protects humans and interests. I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. For a quarter century, the Roadless Rule has protected them from roadbuilding and logging, preserving irreplaceable wildlife habitats, sources of clean water, and recreation areas for future generations. The Trump administration’s proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule threatens all these benefits. This rollback would harm forests like the Tongass National Forest, where the Roadless Rule protects over 9 million acres of the 17-million-acre forest from industrial logging and damaging roadbuilding.     Although the proposed repeal is being justified in part as a wildfire-prevention measure, peer-reviewed evidence shows that increasing roadbuilding will only increase wildfires. More than 80% of wildfires occur within 800 meters of roads, according to recent research.  In addition, increasing timber production means cutting down bigger, old trees, which are the most resilient to wildfire. Once an old-growth tree is cut and sold, it will take hundreds of years to replace it, and even longer for ecosystems to heal following clearcutting. Since older trees absorb and store more carbon than their younger counterparts, it is especially important that we keep these forests standing right now while we have the greatest ability to mitigate climate change.   Many pro human, even pro- greed looking interests are promoted by protecting these areas. Keeping clean usable water available to humans and quieter interests like small farming. These provide humans with much needed food and water that we cannot replace. WE CANNOT rEPLACE this human wild grown food like berries for Parkinson's disease. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight hat word we are unconstitutionally banned from using: climate change.  Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. People have property near these areas. Dollar value recreation. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Lorraine Richards Duluth, MN