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September 26, 2026 Dear Representative, I urge you to represent the best interests of the American people by continuing to uphold the Roadless Rule that protects major portions of our country’s National Forests. Roadbuilding in these currently protected areas will dramatically increase degradation of our water quality, which is protected by the intact ecosystems currently occupying these areas. Water quality and healthy ecosystems are integral to our country’s homeland security. We cannot thrive without these integral resources. Additionally, road-building is directly correlated with an increase the probability of wildland fires, which current significantly burden our economy and degrade our air and water quality. It has been my great fortune to visit many of our country’s roadless areas and I currently live within 15 miles of a magnificent roadless area in the Gila National Forest. Without continued protection, these areas with rapidly suffer from logging, increased sedimentation into waterways, and forest fragmentation, to name just a few of the negative impacts of road construction. Mitigation measures that are proposed to address these impacts are rarely effective and are often unenforced, leaving a wake of destruction surrounding any new roads. Recission of the roadless rule is a needless effort to pillage the resources others have sought to protect for so long and are a major part of what makes this country wonderful. I enjoy hiking and studying biodiversity in this area, and others enjoy fishing, hunting, birdwatching and many other activities that make living in this country so enjoyable and beneficial. Recission of the roadless rule would only serve those who seed shameless profiteering off of these precious public resources that our government was entrusted to protect. I strongly urge you to continue to uphold the current roadless rule as it stands today. Thank you, Priscilla Titus 1309 W 7th Street Silver City, NM 88061

September 16, 2026 Brooke L. Rollins Secretary of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 I am writing to state my strong opposition to the rescission or partial rescission of the Roadless Rule. I live in Silver City, New Mexico, surrounded by 3.3 million acres of Gila National Forest. I retired to Silver City largely because of those 3.3 million acres, as have many others. I am a hiker and a camper; however, I share a love of the region’s wild places with hunters, anglers, and Sunday picnickers who may not share my political persuasion. We have 3,300 miles of roads to access the region. Not only do we not need more; it would be harmful to increase them. I am concerned about the risk of devastating wildfires. We have been told that rescinding the Roadless Rule will protect us from these fires. However, recent studies have shown that wildfires are four times more likely to start near a road than in a roadless area. I am concerned about invasive plants, which are spread by road construction, vehicles, and timber harvest. Native plants, as opposed to invasives, increase wildlife abundance and diversity. Roads decrease wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors. Who would benefit from rescinding the Roadless Rule in the Gila National Forest? Not hikers, campers, hunters, anglers, picnickers, photographers or birdwatchers. Not animals or plants. Private extractive resource companies would benefit. Mining companies in particular, could dissect our forest and gut what makes this place beloved to its local residents and visitors. Furthermore, this land could not be returned to a wild state once the extraction is finished. Please do not rescind the Roadless Rule. Sincerely, Marty Eberhardt 227 N. California Ave. Silver City, NM 88061 September 16, 2026 Brooke L. Rollins Secretary of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250 I am writing to state my strong opposition to the rescission or partial rescission of the Roadless Rule. I live in Silver City, New Mexico, surrounded by 3.3 million acres of Gila National Forest. I retired to Silver City largely because of those 3.3 million acres, as have many others. I am a hiker and a camper; however, I share a love of the region’s wild places with hunters, anglers, and Sunday picnickers who may not share my political persuasion. We have 3,300 miles of roads to access the region. Not only do we not need more; it would be harmful to increase them. I am concerned about the risk of devastating wildfires. We have been told that rescinding the Roadless Rule will protect us from these fires. However, recent studies have shown that wildfires are four times more likely to start near a road than in a roadless area. I am concerned about invasive plants, which are spread by road construction, vehicles, and timber harvest. Native plants, as opposed to invasives, increase wildlife abundance and diversity. Roads decrease wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors. Who would benefit from rescinding the Roadless Rule in the Gila National Forest? Not hikers, campers, hunters, anglers, picnickers, photographers or birdwatchers. Not animals or plants. Private extractive resource companies would benefit. Mining companies in particular, could dissect our forest and gut what makes this place beloved to its local residents and visitors. Furthermore, this land could not be returned to a wild state once the extraction is finished. Please do not rescind the Roadless Rule. Sincerely, Marty Eberhardt 227 N. California Ave. Silver City, NM 88061 I strongly oppose the rescission or partial rescission of the roadless rule. My later, which I also sent via USPO, is attached.