“Building roads into these and other roadless areas may only increase the risk of fires”
“Most fires are started by humans a 1/4 of a mile from a road”
“Roadless Rule already allows hazardous fuels reduction and emergency access”
What it names
Roadless areas
Crazy MountainCrazy Mountains
The comment
To USDA - I am writing to select Alternative 1 and keep the 2001 Roadless Rule intact. I live in Park County, Montana close to the Crazy Mountain range. My family and backpack and hike in the Crazy Mountains every summer and some our most favorite memories are fishing and sitting by the alpine lakes watching the mountain goats. The Roadless Rule is very important for these mountains as they are very vulnerable to development due to the already checkerboard nature of private and public lands. The Crazy Mountains also are the source of water for our land and animals and mining, logging or other development could severely impact the watershed. Building roads into these and other roadless areas may only increase the risk of fires. Most fires are started by humans a 1/4 of a mile from a road and the Roadless Rule already allows hazardous fuels reduction and emergency access. The 2001 Roadless Rule helps keep areas of this beautiful country not only wild but healthy and available to those who want to share that with their children. Whether it is fishing, hunting, sitting under the stars we need to protect these roadless areas for future generations.