I oppose the proposal to fully or partially rescind the roadless area conservation rule. I live in Kitsap County, and I recreate in the Olympic National Forest most weekends. My family loves to hike and ride our bikes in this area. We also love to travel to Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Okanagon-Wenatchee National Forest, and Gifford Pinchot National Forest to hike, camp, swim, and paddle board. We love all the recreation opportunities in these areas, and rescinding the roadless rule would personally affect my family, friends, and my community. Here are some other ways that rescinding the roadless rule would affect local communities: Eliminating the Roadless Rule would degrade roadless areas and backcountry access to millions of acres, resulting in a loss of $9 million in annual visitor spending in local communities. Eliminating the Roadless Rule would adversely affect 327 threatened and endangered species and 71 designated critical habitats for these species. Eliminating the Roadless Rule would impact water quality. Road construction and native surface forest roads results in a major source of water quality degradation. In addition, increased road construction and timber harvest are likely to introduce and spread invasive plant species due to ground disturbance. Also, the roadless rule currently safeguards forests from human caused wildfires. Research suggests wildfires are more likely to start nears roads than in roadless forests. Do not take away our public lands, forests, and waters. It will significantly and negatively affect my family and my community.