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The Roadless Rule currently protects pristine ecosystems, wildlife habitat, and watersheds. This rule has bipartisan support and an overwhelming majority of voter support. If removed, the wildlife landscape will never be the same. It is imperative and our duty to protect our valuable natural resources of this great country.

I STRONGLY OPPOSE repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This protection was established through national rulemaking, extensive environmental review, and vast public participation because our lands have lasting value. Remaining undeveloped national forestlands have ecological, recreational, and cultural value PRECISELY because they remain (relatively) wild. Wildfire management and forest health are important but they don't justify removing protections from millions of acres nationwide. Once roads and development fragment these landscapes, their wild character can't simply be restored. Our history of conservation law exists because some environmental losses are effectively irreversible, and decisions about public lands MUST consider generations who will inherit them. Udall warned that we would not acquire the land wisdom we needed until we recognized nature's laws were paramount. I fear we will not learn that lesson until it's too late. PLEASE PROTECT THE ROADLESS RULE! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

I vehemently oppose this proposal to get rid of the Roadless Rule established for 25 years now. It protects untouched, virgin and old growth forest and ecosystems that harbor several imperiled, iconic, charismatic, and sensitive species already at risk of extinction. Moving forward with this would create irreversible damage to the ecosystem as well as fragmentation that would be the final nail in the coffin for these species. Keystone species such as Spotted Owls and Marbled Murrelet require large, unbroken stands of old growth forest just to survive. They cannot adapt to changes to their bare minimum requirements to survival. You cannot reverse damage on land that has had thousands of years to get to the point it has. Removing regulations designed to protect these incredible areas creates a dangerous precedent that no public land is worth protecting because corporate greed and revenue and political donor support are more important. Corporations are thriving businesses with these regulations in place. It is appalling that profit is being considered over the Crown Jewels of this country, the little remaining untouched places that remain. Regulations ensure that businesses are responsible stewards in the world. Lifting them leaves businesses and destruction to go unchecked. It is only when nothing is left to destroy that corporations and money hungry individuals and politicians would cease. We cannot allow this. The overwhelming majority of the 343 million people in this country oppose the lift on this ban. Why should a few people make decisions for their sole benefit when millions of people disagree with this? Business profit and personal gain should not get in the way of destroying our planet irreversibly.

Keep the country country. We need the forests to keep the air clean, keep the native species alive that work in tandem to keep the earth alive and cool. Trees produce oxygen and take up the carbon dioxide. We live in a symbiotic world where everything works together in tandem. Even the animals are in pecking order. Dont let the corruption of Washington, D.C. kill our dear Mother Earth. If we are good to her she is good to us. Right now the Global Warming crisis is real and the weather patterns are threatened our very existence. The people who dont believe in this need to be put right in the middle of some of these disasters to experience what is truly going on. Yes, it affects the forests. Being stationed in California at a military base 35-36 years ago, there were NO fires at all. Today its nonstop fires burning beautiful massive forests and floods. I lived in Nevada for awhile and watched the poor mountain lions come into the city because they were displaced by massive developments. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

I am vehemently against repealing or amending the roadless rule. Our public lands are here for generations to enjoy and not to be stripped and profited off of for short term gain. Please respect the desire of the people to steward the earth and not steal from it.

Please keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as is. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. The Roadless Rule good policy, it's also popular across the country, with many people requesting it to be left as is. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our future generations.

Putting new roads through our national forests will cause untold ecological and geological harm. There is no need for roads through these areas where there currently are none. We, the people who live near these treasured forests, do NOT want the roadless rule repealed. You must not go through with this action.

Please receive the attached joint comment letter signed by 305 Washington elected officials, local businesses and conservation, recreation and wildlife organizations opposing the proposed recission of the 2001 National Forest Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Each of these signers have read the text of the attached letter and wish to apply their name to its contents as 305 individual comments.

The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact—exactly as it is. This critical protection should not be weakened or repealed. Our national forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule safeguards some of the wildest forests we have left, protecting vital wildlife habitat and clean drinking water for millions of people. Repealing or weakening the Roadless Rule would put irreplaceable landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. The Roadless Rule isn’t just sound policy—it has overwhelming public support. More than 600,000 people submitted comments to the U.S. Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, Americans made clear that they wanted our national forests protected for future generations. These forests are part of the natural inheritance we leave to our children. We should protect them, not put them at risk. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact and ensure these wild places remain protected for generations to come.

The Forest Service should preserve the Roadless Rule in its entirety. This important safeguard should not be weakened, rolled back, or repealed. Our national forests are among our country’s greatest public treasures. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the last remaining wild and undeveloped forests, while safeguarding essential wildlife habitat, clean drinking water, and the communities that depend on them. Eliminating these protections would put these irreplaceable places—and the people and wildlife they support—at risk. The Roadless Rule also has strong public support. More than 600,000 people submitted comments to the U.S. Forest Service last year urging the agency to keep the rule in place. For more than two decades, Americans have made clear that they value protecting our national forests for future generations. These forests are a legacy we have a responsibility to pass on. Once these wild places are damaged or lost, they cannot easily be restored. The Forest Service should honor that responsibility by keeping the Roadless Rule strong and intact.

There is NO need to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Act! You are caving in to the demands of an egotistical maniac, who is killing our lands and stripping our sacred wild spaces for the greedy benefits of a selfish Upper Class Minority!! Do your jobs, Elected Representatives, and HEED the voices of the American Populous and PROTECT wild spaces and KEEP THE ROADLESS RULES!!!!

The U.S. Forest Service has proposed rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule which I oppose. It currently protects over 44 million acres of roadless areas nationwide from most road construction and commercial timber harvesting. If finalized that stupid costly rescission would allow the destruction of pristine habitat by allowing road construction, commercial logging and mining. Destruction due to wildfires will increase due to more roads, cigarette trash and unattended fire pits and drier habitat. The repeal will cause habitat and wildlife fragmentation, greenhouse gases releases and polluted groundwater. The trump administration does not want to protect our planet or our residents, seeing only dollar signs and more campaign cash. In regards to logging, paper can be recycled; we use far less paper than ever. But like the drilling of oil, coal and natural gas, the trump administration is stuck in the dark ages making America weak unable to compete with other nations on innovative projects. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

Hello Lawmakers, Please consider that these forests are refuges filled with pure water, untouched clean soil, and untamed wilderness that reminds us of the country our forefather worked so hard to give us. If we remove these protections we set in motion a set of action which will lead to the looting of their beauty for resources which will buy us nothing in the longterm but destroy forever their beauty. These lands are a gift which has been left to us and it is our job to leave them to our children. We can log already developed lands more responsibly we dont need to cut down these forests. We can reinvest in our crumbling infrastructure in our cities and towns, we do not need more infrastructure in places where it will benefit no one but the companies who will eventually use them to loot and destroy. It will cost us so everything and ultimately gain us nothing. Please do this for all those who will come after us, Thank you The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

I do not support the repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule and believe that it should stay in effect as is. This is a vital policy that protects America’s wild land, natural ecosystems, and recreation area that Americans hold dear. With 99% disapproval of repeal, the public has spoken and we want federal protections for OUR land.

All of our 48 contiguous states have been altered by the human hand. Completely natural spaces are essential and shpuld be considered sacred. Please keep our natural spaces roadless. It is the will of the people! By now we know allowing developments never benefits the people, only developers and stakeholders in these projects.

As a hunter, career conservation professional, and parent of a young child who loves nature and wildlife, I implore the USDA to keep the roadless rule intact to help preserve Americas natural resources for future generations. Road ecology shows habitat fragmentation caused by roads is highly detrimental to already declining wildlife populations, like elk and deer herds. Greater and easier ingress to the wildland urban interface via new roads will also lead to an increase in human causes wildfires putting human lives, private property, and habitat at risk in a period of drying climate and rising fire danger. The USDA Forest Service is already one of the largest stewards of roadways, by miles, in the federal government. We do not need additional roads, especially considering the agencys inability to effectively and sustainably maintain the roads it already manages. Arguments in favor of repealing the policy are flawed - current roads allow sufficient access for recreation and logging. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

Our national forests offer refuge to thousands of life forms from microbes in the soil to birds in the air. They also cool our planet by covering the earth's surface and make the oxygen we breathe. They slow rain as it falls and prevent soil erosion. Trees offer a profound spiritual function to humans as well. Forest bathing, a practice founded in Japan, calms anxiety and eases depression in humans far better than pharmaceuticals. National forests are one of our national treasures. For all of the above reasons, we cannot open them up to roads, logging, mining and extractive industries. They are worth far more in their natural state to the earth and its creatures than they would be to the companies that would plunder their "resources." We only have one planet upon which to live. Forests protect our planet. If we devastate our natural forests, we lose something we can NEVER get back. Please do not allow the repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

The Roadless Rule cannot be abandoned after years and years of its protection of our wild lands and wildlife. Donald Trump and his administration are hellbent on ruining what most American citizens love about our national, regional, state and local parks. Their cruel thirst for anything profitable sees no bounds; breaking laws and ending long-standing regulations all in the name of profits for a select few. Its unspeakable, yet its being forced down the throats of environmentalists, nature lovers, foreign travelers seeking to experience the U.S. wilderness, educators and students, and so many more. The Trump administration has already gone way too far, and the many involved in these attempted illegal and/or immoral actions will soon pay a price for their reckless involvement. It seems hefty, painful fines will not be enough. If they continue breaking laws, jail would be the most appropriate method of punishment. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

might be difficult explaining to students in the future how profit margins were more important in 2026 than were the trees that provided oxygen to all life forms. yeah, tricky, but i'm sure someone will find a good way to spin it. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk. Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.

On behalf of the University of Maine's Students for a Democratic Society, we are against the proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule, as enacted in 2001. The Federal government's attempt to deregulate and develop as much land as possible runs contrary to the principles of public ownership of the land. We, the people of the United States, are entitled to the protection of the land in which we inhabit. The streams which flow into our drinking water, the air which we breathe, and the beauty which we appreciate in awe must all be protected for ourselves and our future generations. Rescinding the Roadless Rule threatens the existing natural order of the land and endangers the delicate balance which thousands of species rely on. Additionally, the proposal to rescind the roadless rule is overwhelmingly unpopular by the public, with 99% of commenters rallying in favor of preserving the Roadless Rule. To ignore the voices of these people would violate the basic principle of popular sovereignty. For all of the reasons listed above, the University of Maine's Students for a Democratic Society opposes the proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule.