Dear Chief Moore and U.S. Forest Service Review Team,I am writing as a California resident to express my strong opposition to any rollbacks, exemptions, or modifications that would weaken the protections of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.As an avid outdoor enthusiast, I regularly use California’s National Forests for hiking, fishing, camping, and mountain biking. Inventoried roadless areas across forests like the Inyo National Forest, Plumas National Forest, and Shasta-Trinity National Forest provide the backcountry trail systems, pristine scenery, and quiet solitude that make these activities meaningful.Opening these intact wildlands to commercial logging and road construction would directly harm the recreational infrastructure and natural values I rely on:Impacts on Fishing and Water Quality: Road building is a primary driver of erosion and sedimentation in forest streams. This degradation ruins the clean, cold water habitats necessary for native trout populations, directly threatening California’s world-class backcountry fisheries.Degradation of Hiking and Camping Experiences: Developing these areas destroys the remote character that hikers, backpackers, and campers seek out. Once a road is built, the wild character of the landscape is permanently fractured.Wildfire Risks: In California, we face severe, climate-driven wildfire seasons. Extensive research shows that building new roads introduces more human activity deeper into the forest, statistically increasing the risk of human-caused wildfire ignitions.Fiscal Responsibility: The Forest Service already suffers from a multi-billion-dollar backlog in existing road maintenance. It is fiscally irresponsible to dedicate resources to new commercial logging infrastructure when our existing trail networks and recreation sites desperately need maintenance funding.A uniform, national standard is necessary to protect these irreplaceable public treasures from piecemeal commercial exploitation. I urge the Forest Service to maintain the 2001 Roadless Rule in its entirety to preserve California's natural heritage for current and future generations.