“argument that these forest need more 'management' is ridiculous”
What it names
Roadless areas
Dark Divide
The comment
I strongly believe the roadless rule should remain intact. I work in the outdoor recreation industry, and these areas are vital for places where tourism and recreation play a large roll in the economy. The argument that these forest need more "management" is ridiculous. I was just visiting the Dark Divide roadless in Washington State. There are trees there that are thousands of years old. The forest don't need management, they need to be left alone. There really aren't that many places left in this country that don't have roads. The people pushing to change the roadless rule don't care about healthy forest, they want to exploit those forest for profit.