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.

“Dear Joshua White, USDA Forest Service Acting Director of Ecosystem Management Coordination, I respectfully oppose rescinding the 2001…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-343755 · 11 versions · 7 added their own words
“I urge you to suspend the current proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (i.e., “Roadless Rule”). The Roadless Rule…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-438577 · 11 versions · 11 added their own words
“I am writing in opposition to the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, docket FS-2025-0001, and to ask the…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA3 weakSubstance 6/24
Climate Carbon StorageRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-449471 · 11 versions · 5 added their own words
Oregon Wild
“I strongly oppose the USDA’s proposal to eliminate, weaken, or alter the Roadless Rule. This reckless action would devastate our public…”From the organisation's submission: FS-2025-0001-505645
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityGovernance Policy ProcessRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Oregon Wild also uploaded its campaign in files: 1,859 entries in 1 upload, (Bulk Upload).
Letter FS-2025-0001-482308 · 11 versions · 11 added their own words
“Roadless areas see fewer human-caused wildfires than roaded ones — roads are how most fires start. This doesn’t reduce fire risk near…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 0/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management Wildfire
Letter FS-2025-0001-517720 · 8 versions · 2 added their own words
“Keep the Roadless Rule intact”
11 submissions
Letter FS-2025-0001-402755
“Dear Secretary Rollins, I urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to maintain the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and reject its…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA3 weakSubstance 9/24
Governance Policy ProcessRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-545354 · 11 versions · 11 added their own words
Earthjustice
“I oppose the Trump administration s plans to develop the last remaining undeveloped lands within our national forests. The over 50 million…”From the action page: https://earthjustice.org/?p=45378
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Climate Carbon StorageEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Earthjustice also uploaded its campaign in files: 40,115 entries in 1 upload, (Bulk Upload).
Letter FS-2025-0001-557387 · 9 versions · 7 added their own words · names Tongass National Forest
“Dear Joshua White, Hello, I'm a nature lover and have a son who's degree is in Environmental Science and his career is working in various…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA3 weakSubstance 11/24
Cultural Heritage IndigenousEconomic Impact FiscalEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public Use
Letter FS-2025-0001-572512 · 11 versions · 11 added their own words · names Tongass National Forest
“I live in Draper, Utah and am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to retain the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and…”
11 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24
Governance Policy ProcessWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-578933 · 10 versions · 11 added their own words
Trout Unlimited
“Roadless areas are important and should be preserved. The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule conserves over 58 million acres of…”From the action page: https://www.tu.org/roadless-areas-defending-americas-sporting-lands/
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Recreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-260358 · 10 versions · 1 added their own words
“As a lifelong beneficiary of our country's unique outdoor heritage and dedication to keeping wild places wild, I urge you to keep the…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 2/24
Climate Carbon StorageRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-477907 · 10 versions · 10 added their own words
Bears Belong
“I strongly oppose the U.S. Forest Service's proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. We need to add more protections…”Named in the letter: Bears Belong. The Roadless Rule: How rescinding the Roadless Rule will negatively impact grizzlies. https://www.bearsbelong.com/roadless-rule
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 9/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-429780 · 10 versions · 10 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
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 9/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-255627 · 10 versions · 10 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
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 8/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityForest Management WildfireWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-251291 · 10 versions · 1 added their own words
Sierra Club
“Stop caving in to developers and other corporations putting profit over nature conservation. We didnt vote for the destruction of our public…”From the organisation's submission: FS-2025-0001-480496
10 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-2025-0001-278104 · 10 versions · 10 added their own words
“I live in Virginia and oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Please select the No Action alternative and retain the…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-266911 · 2 versions
“I strongly support keeping the Roadless Rule in place and protecting our remaining roadless national forest lands. These forests are some of…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Climate Carbon StorageEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-334285 · 8 versions
“I am a trail user who cares deeply about our national forests. I support the Roadless Rule and Alternative 1 - No Action in the Draft…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 3/24
Economic Impact FiscalEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-285169 · 4 versions
“I strongly oppose the Department of Agriculture/Forest Service proposal to repeal or weaken the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 4/24
Forest Management WildfireRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-297318 · 3 versions
“Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation Public Comment,Last year, more than 625,000 people from across the United States wrote to the…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24
Cultural Heritage IndigenousForest Management WildfireTribal SovereigntyWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-332213 · 10 versions · 10 added their own words · names Tongass National Forest
“Please do not repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule. One of my favorite places for my family to backpack is around Shealor Lakes in the El Dorado…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public Use
Letter FS-2025-0001-392514 · 3 versions
Wilderness Watch
“I oppose rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. It has helped protect roadless areas, and adjacent Wilderness areas, on national…”From the action page: https://wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/strengthen-roadless-rule
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-410891 · 2 versions
Wilderness Watch
“I oppose rescinding the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. It has helped protect roadless areas, and adjacent Wilderness areas, on national…”From the action page: https://wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/strengthen-roadless-rule
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Environmental Protection BiodiversityWater Quality QuantityWildlife Habitat
Letter FS-2025-0001-411125 · 2 versions
“Dear Secretary Rollins, go fuck yourself! I strongly oppose the USDA’s proposal to eliminate or weaken the Roadless Rule. This reckless…”
10 submissionsOpposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 5/24
Climate Carbon StorageEnvironmental Protection BiodiversityRecreation Tourism Public UseWater Quality Quantity
Letter FS-2025-0001-448882 · 10 versions · 8 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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