Americas natural beauty has always played a major role in my life. Growing up, I went on countless trips with my family that involved visiting national and state parks. So far, Ive been to Badlands National Park, Black Hills National Forest, Custer State Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Denali National Park and Reserve. Its hard to deny that the United States is a beautiful country. When people talk about America the Beautiful, theyre talking about real forests and wildernesses that are protected under the Roadless Rule. For the sake of current and future generations, lets keep America beautiful.
The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy.
National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.