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 comments87 submissions
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  • Opposes rescission 100.0%
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  1. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-316562
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    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Furthermore, fewer than 1% of wildfires in the lower 48 states have started in roadless areas of national forests, and research shows that roads raise the risk of human-caused fires. Constructing roads in roadless areas is NOT the solution. -- Thank you, Deanna
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  2. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-317621
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The Forest Service asserts that additional roads are needed for wildfire management, yet fewer than one percent of wildfires in the lower 48 states have started in roadless areas of national forests. Roads can fragment forest ecosystems, increase erosion, and raise the risk of human-caused fires. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Roadless areas in U.S. National Forests should remain just that--Roadless.
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  3. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-320112
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Get your priorities straight and stop trying to damage instead of protect wild landscapes.
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  4. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 4, 2026FS-2025-0001-312315
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    I do not support additional roads or logging in our National Forests. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. These forests must be in good health for generations to come.
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  5. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 4, 2026FS-2025-0001-314216
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Improve and maintain existing structures.
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  6. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 4, 2026FS-2025-0001-314702
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The Forest Service says additional roads are needed for wildfire management. Yet fewer than 1% of wildfires in the lower 48 states have started in roadless areas of national forests. Research also shows roads can fragment forest ecosystems, increase erosion, and raise the risk of human-caused fires. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Keep our wild lands wild and protect our national resources.
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  7. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-306678
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    You need to fix this immediately. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes.
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  8. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-306859
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes." Thank you, GBB
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  9. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-307381
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. In addition, roads often degrade wild areas, and would be disastrous for our wildest areas. Let's keep these special places roadless and pristine .
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  10. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-308062
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Further, fewer than 1% of wildfires in the lower 48 states have started in roadless areas of national forests. Research also shows roads can fragment forest ecosystems, increase erosion, and raise the risk of human-caused fires. For all of these reasons, the rationale behind this proposed regulation are flawed, and should be reconsidered.
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  11. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-308526
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Do better!
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  12. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-309748
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    I'll say it one more time because I don't think you were listening! "The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes." DON'T CHANGE THE ROADLESS RULE!!!!
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  13. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-310435
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. Please save our forests! They are the lifeblood of our world!
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  14. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-310642
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service has proposed repealing the Roadless Rule, a longstanding national policy that limits road construction and most timber harvesting in designated roadless areas of national forests. Repealing this safeguard could open nearly 45 million acres of roadless National Forest System lands to roadbuilding and logging. The Forest Service says additional roads are needed for wildfire management. Yet fewer than 1% of wildfires in the lower 48 states have started in roadless areas of national forests. Research also shows roads can fragment forest ecosystems, increase erosion, and raise the risk of human-caused fires. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads and their associated pollution in what is left of our wild landscapes.
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  15. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24Sep 3, 2026FS-2025-0001-311402
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. New roads are not necessary--only 1% of fires happen in those areas already--humans cause most of the fires and adding roads will increase fires.
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  16. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 2, 2026FS-2025-0001-300763
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. PROTECT OUR FORESTS - THEY ARE NATIONAL TREASURES!
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  17. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 2, 2026FS-2025-0001-300809
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    seeking public feedback "The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes." We'll continue to monitor the proposal and keep you informed. Thank you for standing with us to protect our redwood forests.
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  18. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 2, 2026FS-2025-0001-300860
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes. I strongly implore you to keep these wild landscapes wild, which will greatly benefit the ecosystems and wildlife and protect the beauty of these natural places.
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  19. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 2, 2026FS-2025-0001-300970
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    Please do not allow the U.S. Forest Service to repeal the Roadless Rule. The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes.
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  20. Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24Sep 2, 2026FS-2025-0001-301027
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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 87 submissions in its group.

    The U.S. Forest Service already faces more than $8.6 billion in deferred maintenance. Its limited resources would be better spent repairing roads, maintaining trails, and improving existing infrastructure than constructing new roads in wild landscapes." LEAVE OUR ROADLESS PUBLIC LANDS ROADLESS.
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