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 comments17 submissions

Position

Opposes rescission 100.0%

Answerability

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A2 moderate 0
A3 weak 0
A0 none 1

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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 21, 2026FS-2025-0001-449381
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USDA please reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. We need wild places and there are plenty of roads already.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 14, 2026FS-2025-0001-383302
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I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. America will be great when it values its society, its environment, and its wildlife. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-370139
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“I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-316957
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I want to see what's left of our intact forests protected now and for future generations. Opening up roads through intact forests increases the risk of human caused wildfires and disrupts the corridors through which wildlife of various species moves. “I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity.”
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-319102
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I am writing to urge the USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. We must protect connected habitat before any decision affecting it become much harder to undo.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-326819
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To Whom It Concerns: I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. We recreate in our wild places and wish to keep them safe for wildlife and ecological services like clean air, water, soil and carbon storage. Thank you.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-326828
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Dear Sir or Madam: As a supporter of President Trump and the current Administration and a member of the Mountain Lion Foundation, I urge the USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, please use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. Thank you for your consideration in this most important matter.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-326960
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I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. Thank you.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-327075
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I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. We have to SAVE OUR National Forestss, Public Lands and The Endangered Species Act, which protect and save our amazingly beautiful landscapes from poisoning and destruction and Wildlife from senseless harassment and killing from people who care about nothing except their own pocketbook. Harm to Habitat IS Harm to all Fauna and Flora, as well as all Humankind! I urge you to oppose any action that sells out wild animals and wild places.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-327139
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“I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. These lands also provide pristine water for fish and human consumption, wildflowers for our necessary pollinators, clean air, and provide habitat for recreation. Introduce roads and it’s all gone. Industry has no place in these pristine places.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-327312
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I urge the USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-328467
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This is a very important matter for all wildlife - both prey and predators - as well as humans who like to hike and enjoy the peace and calm of natural, untouched wilderness. I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and SELECT ALTERNATIVE 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-328672
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As a veteran and avid outdoorsman, I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. Since my service in Iraq, the wilderness is one of the few places where I find peace. I served my country honorably. I willingly made every sacrifice asked of me. Now that I'm home and trying to heal, PLEASE don't take this away from me.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-328719
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I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by wildlife. And the least we can do is assiduously try to protect the environment as much as possible, after all the harm people have inflicted on it – to our own ongoing detriment. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-329041
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I urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. We live in an area with large numbers of deer. In the fall there have been many car accidents with deer dashing across the highway. We used to have a fatality a year because of this. When mountain lions moved into our region the deer stayed away from roads for some reason and automobile/deer collisions reduced significantly. We need to protect our habitat for mountain lions and other animals. We know that connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife is vital for our communities as well as our animals.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-329163
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I strongly urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. The public does NOT SUPPORT rescinding the Roadless Rule and these are public lands.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-330452
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The members of Animal Interfaith Alliance in Britain urge USDA to reject full rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and select Alternative 1, the No Action alternative. The national rule provides consistent protection for secure, connected habitat used by mountain lions and other wildlife. Please fully consider how new roads, increased motorized access, vegetation removal, and human-caused mortality can accumulate across a landscape. Where forest treatment is necessary for community safety or ecological resilience, use targeted, science-based approaches that minimize permanent roads and protect wildlife habitat and connectivity. Our members try to adhere to the compassionate Jain precept of ahimsa - do no harm - and we invite you to share that with us.
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