Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

“I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas…”

Campaign: One letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. It counts as one unique comment. The record does not say which organisation ran it.

Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24

12 submissions
1 version of the text
0 added words of their own

TopicsClimate Carbon Storage Recreation Tourism Public Use Water Quality Quantity Wildlife Habitat

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Sep 10Sep 13Sep 16

Sep 11: 3 submissions, 0 unique comments

The letter

As sent in FS-2025-0001-343937, the comment that stands for the group.

I oppose the Trump administration’s plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The roadless areas in our national forests are an American treasure. Forests are not a crop to be used to line the pockets of industry executives. They sustain fish, birds, wildlife, and people; filter drinking water; provide recreational opportunities; and absorb and store carbon, helping us to fight climate change. Carving up these forests with roads and logging means we lose those benefits. These lands belong to all Americans, not the timber industry. The pristine lands protected by the Roadless Rule provide an extraordinary landscape for numerous backcountry recreation activities; sustain sensitive fish, bird and wildlife species that need these intact ecosystems to survive; provide subsistence to Tribes; and provide clean, clear drinking water for communities. Without protection for these roadless lands, all of those benefits will be jeopardized. I urge you to keep the Roadless Rule in place and protect our forests. Sincerely, Stuart Adamson Chicago, IL

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