Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

Organised campaigns.

Every campaign, by how it reached the agency: choose Individual Submission or Bulk Upload.

What a campaign is

A campaign is an organised effort by a group to get people to weigh in on the rule. The group writes a letter or a petition, asks its supporters to add their names or their own words, and gets the result to the agency. However it arrives, it is one campaign. It can arrive in two ways, and each is counted its own way.

The count is of entries, not people. A posted comment carries no name, so a person who posted the letter and also signed the petition is two entries, and cannot be matched.

The campaigns whose supporters posted the letter themselves, largest first by how many times it was posted. Each counts as one unique comment, however many posted it. Where the group behind a campaign is known, it is named, with how we know; otherwise the campaign is named by how its letter opens.

811 campaigns

Each campaign's organisation where known, its letter, how many submitted it, its position and ratings, and the topics it raises.

“I SUPPORT THE ROADLESS RULE.”
23 submissionsOpposes rescission
Sentiment Only
Letter FS-2025-0001-268083
“Please keep the Roadless Rule”
23 submissionsOpposes rescission
Sentiment Only
Letter FS-2025-0001-279641
“Dear Mr. Schultz, Our wilderness and roadless, non mechanized areas have been the foundation of my identity as an American. Ive traveled the…”
23 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityGovernance Policy ProcessRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-337810
“The existing road network already carries an $8.5+ billion maintenance backlog, and building more roads would only add to it.”
23 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Climate Carbon StorageForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-290669 · 22 versions · 14 added their own words
“As a lifelong Wyoming resident and someone who cares about our roadless forests in Wyoming, I urge the Forest Service to retain the 2001…”
23 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 7/24
Economic Impact FiscalRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-352591 · 23 versions · 17 added their own words
“FS-2025-0001-223869 To the U.S. Forest Service: I am writing to express my concern about the recent proposal to eliminate the Roadless Rule…”
23 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-539183 · 23 versions · 23 added their own words
“Please maintain protections for the 45 million acres of wild and roadless forests and don’t rescind or alter the Roadless Area Conservation…”
23 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityResource Development ExtractionWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-543862 · 23 versions · 21 added their own words
“As a hunter, angler, and public land owner, I urge the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to reject the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless…”
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Economic Impact FiscalRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-224375 · 6 versions
Bears Belong
“I strongly oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Stop destroying our planet... For…”Named in the letter: Bears Belong. The Roadless Rule: How rescinding the Roadless Rule will negatively impact grizzlies. https://www.bearsbelong.com/roadless-rule
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 9/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-248930 · 21 versions · 13 added their own words
Bears Belong
“I strongly oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. For nearly 25 years, the Roadless…”Named in the letter: Bears Belong. The Roadless Rule: How rescinding the Roadless Rule will negatively impact grizzlies. https://www.bearsbelong.com/roadless-rule
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 9/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-257191 · 21 versions · 18 added their own words
Bears Belong
“I strongly oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. For nearly 25 years, the Roadless…”Named in the letter: Bears Belong. The Roadless Rule: How rescinding the Roadless Rule will negatively impact grizzlies. https://www.bearsbelong.com/roadless-rule
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 9/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-250872 · 22 versions · 17 added their own words
Sierra Club
“We must protect our forests and wildlife! Repealing the roadless rule is not on the best interest of our country. We need to maintain wild…”From the organisation's submission: FS-2025-0001-480496
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Public Opinion SupportWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Sierra Club also uploaded its campaign in files: 20,135 entries in 1 upload, (Bulk Upload).
Letter FS-2025-0001-356409 · 22 versions · 22 added their own words
CalWild
“We need the Roadless Rule, and now the Roadless Rule needs us. I oppose the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. I urge…”From the action page: https://www.calwild.org/defendroadlessdefendrivers/
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-342707 · 2 versions · names Middle Fork, South Fork
“I oppose eliminating the Roadless Rule!!! Logging, fracking, and mining are destructive enough, but roads come with long-lasting harms like…”
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24
Recreation Tourism Public UseResource Development ExtractionWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-266714 · 22 versions · 12 added their own words
“Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, se01nsnn se01nsnn , As someone who cares deeply about national parks and the public lands…”
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-511127 · 21 versions · 22 added their own words · names Smoky Mountains
Sierra Club
“Our national parks lands need to be fully protected to preserve them for current and future generations! Adding roads for commercial…”From the organisation's submission: FS-2025-0001-480496
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Public Opinion SupportResource Development ExtractionWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Sierra Club also uploaded its campaign in files: 20,135 entries in 1 upload, (Bulk Upload).
Letter FS-2025-0001-530055 · 22 versions · 22 added their own words
“I support the roadless rule and keeping areas of our National Forests protected from road building, mining, and logging. Please do not…”
22 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 1/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public Use
Letter FS-2025-0001-561511 · 10 versions · 5 added their own words
“I live in Tennessee and oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Please select the No Action alternative and retain the…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-265028 · 4 versions
“I am writing to oppose the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (RIN 0596-AD66, Docket FS-2025-0001). Roadless…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Governance Policy ProcessResource Development ExtractionWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-299504 · 5 versions
National Wildlife Federation
“Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation, I'm writing asking you not to repeal the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. For more than…”From the action page: https://support.nwfactionfund.org/page/101819/action/1
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24
Cultural Heritage IndigenousWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-342878 · 21 versions · 21 added their own words
CalWild
“I oppose the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. I urge you to maintain the existing Rule as is. The Roadless Rule…”From the action page: https://www.calwild.org/defendroadlessdefendrivers/
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-343511 · 2 versions · names Middle Fork, South Fork
“I urge you to suspend the current proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (i.e., “Roadless Rule”). The Roadless Rule…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24
Recreation Tourism Public UseResource Development ExtractionWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-480204 · 21 versions · 21 added their own words
“I am a resident of Palm Beach County in the state of Florida and I respectfully urge you to withdraw this proposal and retain the Roadless…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24
Recreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-470688 · 15 versions
“@alex blumy: If u want something quick to paste u can paste this! I oppose rescinding the Roadless Rule without clear safeguards as this…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management Wildfire
Letter FS-2025-0001-450200 · 19 versions · 7 added their own words
“I strongly oppose the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s proposal to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. This proposed action would…”
21 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Climate Carbon StorageEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-472842 · 21 versions · 20 added their own words

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How it works. Position and topic classification is performed by a large language model (the open-weight Qwen3.8 27B) that reads each comment and labels its position — supports, opposes, or neutral — and the topics it raises. Copies and campaigns are found by hashes of the text and the overlap of six-to-eight-word phrases, grouped into text families; every unique figure counts one family once. Sentence embeddings (Qwen3) find reworded templates, shown under Organized campaigns, and cross-check the families; lexical, syntactic and stylometric features (TF-IDF, spaCy) score each comment’s originality for review. Neither decides a copy count. The full method is on the Methodologies page of roadless.org.

The full method. Every step, why it is done that way, its known limits and a glossary: Methodologies →

The data. The full canonical dataset — every comment on Docket FS-2025-0001 — is available from Regulations.gov's bulk download, the canonical source: https://www.regulations.gov/bulkdownload. Download the CSV directly (Regulations.gov keeps this link working until October 18, 2026): https://bulk-downloads.regulations.gov/mv4-z8fw-q5jx.csv.

Roadless.org — analysis of the public comment docket.
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