Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

FS-2025-0001-448627

Opposes rescissionPosted September 21, 2026 On Regulations.gov

Not scored for substance: the comment does not clear the floor of substantive signal.

Topics

What it names

National Forests
Black Hills National Forest

The comment

I support Alternative 1, leaving the 2001 roadless rule in place. I live near the Black Hills National Forest (BHNF) which is 1,253,308 acres in size of which only 14,000 acres is designated as roadless. There are about 3,800 miles of roads with the BHNF. This area as well as other National Forests have road access to much of the area. Rescinding the rule will result in negative impacts on wildlife, increased construction and maintenance costs, more wildfires with the associated costs, and lost opportunities to find solitude for hikers, hunters, fishermen, and horse back riders.. The Forest Service has not been able to maintain the existing roads and trails and should not be tasked with maintaining new roads.

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