I strongly oppose the USDA’s proposal to eliminate, weaken, or alter the Roadless Rule. I live very near the Hardesty Mountain Roadless area and visit it frequently to hike and botanize. My wife is a professional botanist who often advises the local Forest Service botanists about populations of rare plants and invasive weeds. There is no question that roadbuilding facilitates the proliferation of dangerous invasive plants.
Please take the No Action alternative and maintain full Roadless Rule protections for America's wild forests.
Sincerely,
James Babson
OR