Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

“Dear USDA Forest Service, I am writing to ask you to maintain the 2001 Roadless Rule. As a community member…”

Small family: One letter sent by 3 to 9 people, copied or lightly reworded. It counts as one unique comment. The record does not say which organisation ran it.

Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 7/24

6 submissions
6 versions of the text
6 added words of their own

TopicsForest Management Wildfire Recreation Tourism Public Use Water Quality Quantity Wildlife Habitat

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When it arrived

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Aug 21Aug 23Sep 5

Aug 22: 2 submissions, 0 unique comments

What it names

National Forests: + Chattahoochee National Forest+ Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest+ Nantahala National Forest+ Pisgah National Forest

Names marked + were added by senders and are not in the shared letter.

The letter

As sent in FS-2025-0001-317345, the comment that stands for the group.

Dear USDA Forest Service, I am writing to ask you to maintain the 2001 Roadless Rule. As a community member who lives near/regularly visits these areas, l am concerned about the proposal to rescind these protections. The Roadless Rule protects backcountry landscapes that provide clean water, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation, climate resilience. For me personally, fishing in local rivers, hiking with family and paddling]. Losing these protections would threaten not only my experiences but also the health and economy of my community. The Roadless Rule is a balanced policy. It allows fire suppression and necessary management, while preventing unnecessary new road construction that fragments forests, which increases wildfire risks, and damages water quality. Repealing this national safeguard would put more than 45 million acres of public lands at risk. I urge USDA to keep the Roadless Rule in place and reject this proposal. Our National Forests should remain resilient, healthy, and undeveloped for future generations. Sincerely, Barb Rebold Clayton, GA

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