Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

Organised campaigns.

A campaign is one letter sent by 10 or more people, copied or lightly reworded. Each counts as one unique comment, however many sent it. The record does not say which organisation ran a campaign, so each is named here by how its letter opens. Largest first.

811 campaigns

Each letter's opening, how many submitted it, its position and ratings, and the topics it raises.

  1. “I write today in strong support for the no action alternative and the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The Roadless Area Conservation…”
    1,156 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfirePublic Opinion SupportRecreation Tourism Public Use

    Letter FS-2025-0001-311546 · 1,081 versions · 60 added their own words

  2. “Dear U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, I’m writing to urge you to choose Alternative 1 and keep the 2001 Roadless Rule intact. For 25…”
    1,145 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityGovernance Policy ProcessRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-316092 · 34 versions

  3. “Please protect our national forests! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this…”
    1,092 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-295527 · 968 versions · 172 added their own words

  4. “Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, I urge the U.S. Forest Service to keep intact the existing Roadless Area Conservation Rule…”
    1,089 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 1/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityPublic Opinion SupportRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-298806 · 1,056 versions · 1,083 added their own words

  5. “Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, I am deeply concerned about the proposal to repeal the Roadless Rule. For 25 years, this…”
    1,013 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseTribal SovereigntyWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-454802 · 967 versions · 15 added their own words

  6. “Leave our forests alone!!! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical…”
    1,006 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-247109 · 754 versions · 56 added their own words

  7. “I strongly oppose the USDA’s proposal to eliminate, weaken, or alter the Roadless Rule. This reckless action would devastate our public…”
    924 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24
    Climate Carbon StorageEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityGovernance Policy ProcessWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-449088 · 892 versions · 23 added their own words

  8. “Please keep the roadless rule intact, exactly as it is! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not…”
    923 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-273988 · 897 versions · 281 added their own words

  9. “Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, Dear In response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's announcement that it is proposing a…”
    888 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Water Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-297823 · 818 versions · 849 added their own words

  10. “STOP trying to take away things that are priceless and necessary for us to enjoy the lands that have been protected for generations!!! The…”
    853 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-308947 · 829 versions · 820 added their own words

  11. “Dear U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, I’m writing to urge you to choose Alternative 1 and keep the 2001 Roadless Rule intact. For 25…”
    848 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityGovernance Policy ProcessRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-316120 · 26 versions · 4 added their own words

  12. “I am commenting to express my strong opposition to the Forest Service's proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule. For the last 25 years, the…”
    845 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-371680 · 69 versions · 52 added their own words

  13. “Please preserve this our old growth National forests! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not…”
    835 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-242105 · 817 versions · 640 added their own words

  14. “Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, I urge the U.S. Forest Service to keep intact the existing Roadless Area Conservation Rule…”
    834 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 1/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityPublic Opinion SupportRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-405800 · 815 versions · 831 added their own words

  15. “The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy. The Forest Service…”
    820 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-268756 · 755 versions · 750 added their own words

  16. “The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule exactly as it is. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is…”
    817 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityPublic Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-325953 · 795 versions · 360 added their own words

  17. “I am writing to urge the U.S. Forest Service to retain the 2001 Roadless Rule and select the No Action Alternative in the Draft…”
    816 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-333284 · 125 versions · 75 added their own words

  18. “I say NO to the roads and development in or around our National forests! The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as…”
    804 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-257731 · 788 versions · 517 added their own words

  19. “Please Uphold the Roadless Rule and protect our national treasure, our national parks. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule…”
    802 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-309304 · 776 versions · 776 added their own words

  20. “The 2001 Roadless Rule already allows for balanced forest management, including timber harvest, to reduce the risk of uncharacteristic…”
    797 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-286257 · 795 versions · 785 added their own words

  21. “Stop trying to sell public lands they belong to our children The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do…”
    795 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityPublic Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-302310 · 777 versions · 705 added their own words

  22. “I strongly oppose the proposed repeal of the 2001 Roadless Rule. Our national forests are public lands, our shared birthright, and they…”
    771 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity

    Letter FS-2025-0001-315466 · 79 versions · 57 added their own words · names Cheat Mountain, Seneca Creek

  23. “Earth is our home it belongs to everyone no one has the right to destroy nature. The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact…”
    759 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-323147 · 738 versions · 717 added their own words

  24. “Please maintain protections for the 45 million acres of wild and roadless forests and don’t rescind or alter the Roadless Area Conservation…”
    748 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
    Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-540380 · 655 versions · 722 added their own words

  25. “We need to take better care of what is left of our environment, for wildlife, marine life, plant life, and people. The Forest Service should…”
    714 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
    Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat

    Letter FS-2025-0001-239948 · 692 versions · 690 added their own words

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