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 comments12 submissions

Position

Opposes rescission 100.0%

Answerability

A1 strong 0
A2 moderate 0
A3 weak 0
A0 none 1

Substance /24

Median 5middle half 5–5 · 1 scored

Topics raised

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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Oct 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-610362
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I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Oct 6, 2026FS-2025-0001-596118
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision- making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Oct 5, 2026FS-2025-0001-555757
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 30, 2026FS-2025-0001-523341
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision- making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-351083
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-356890
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S Forest Service's proposal rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of the last fragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place. Once these lands are gone we will never get them back. Morgan Washburn Washington, DC
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-356911
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S Forest Service's proposal rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of the last fragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place. Once these lands are gone we will never get them back. The Roadless Rule is what makes our public land feel available to all Americans.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 12, 2026FS-2025-0001-357419
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. Roadless areas are the reason our public lands still feel like public lands. I urge you to keep this protection in place. Leia Schultz Boulder, CO
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 9, 2026FS-2025-0001-339863
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the US Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it does not return 'decision making to the local level' in any meaningful sense. It opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place because wild lands are especially important for tourism and the health of wildlife and humans. We know that management of forests by professional scientists protects habitat and lowers wildfire risk. Creating roads that aren't absolutely necessary cause damage to clean water, animal habitat and the very lucrative tourism business in Wyoming. Don't break your citizens' hearts!
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 8, 2026FS-2025-0001-337573
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. I urge you to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-320648
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We need to preserve public lands and I oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. Repealing it doesn't return "decision-making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interests. Citizens want to keep this protection in place.
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Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24Sep 7, 2026FS-2025-0001-324593
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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 12 submissions in its group.
I am writing to oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Rule has protected some of our last unfragmented national forest land. These lands provide clean drinking water, critical wildlife habitat, and irreplaceable backcountry recreation access for millions of Americans. These are areas my family has backpacked, hunted, fished, hiked, and crossed country skied in. Repealing it doesn't return "decision making to the local level" in any meaningful sense; it opens 44.7 million acres to road construction and industrial logging with no guarantee that local communities' voices will outweigh commercial interest. Unnecessary road construction when the forest service can't maintain the roads they already have. I urge you to keep this proaction in place. Sincerely, Renae Bedolla Lake Oswego, OR
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