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To the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture: I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposal to fully or partially rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (Docket FS-2025-0001). As a current resident of Maine and a former resident of Oregon, and an advocate for our nation’s public lands, inventoried roadless areas matter deeply to me. I frequently visit and recreate in the White Mountain National Forest where I hike, backpack, and fish. Additionally, many of my most cherished memories and significant life experiences took place in roadless public lands across Oregon, including but not limited to the Mt Hood, Willamette, Unpqua, Deschutes. Siuslaw, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests. It would be an unnecessary and short-sighted shame to deny current and future generations the opportunities and benefits these wildernesses in their present unspoiled state. Once they’re fragmented, these opportunities and benefits are compromised forever. Protecting these unfragmented landscapes is vital for several critical reasons: Clean Water and Watersheds: Roadless areas safeguard essential headwaters and drinking water sources for downstream communities. Wildlife Habitat: Roads fragment ecosystems and disrupt sensitive wildlife corridors, threatening biodiversity and endangered species. Climate and Resilience: Intact forests act as natural carbon sinks and are more resilient to severe disturbances than fragmented, heavily managed timber lands. Shifting management decisions to local forest plans without a national safeguard risks opening millions of acres of pristine backcountry to industrial logging and road construction. I urge the Forest Service to select Alternative 1 (No Action) and maintain full, nationwide protections for all designated inventoried roadless areas. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this critical rule. Sincerely, Chris Fuller Portland, ME 04101