Dear Secretary Rollins,
I strongly oppose the Proposed Rule rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule.
Rolling back the Roadless Rule would open irreplaceable Montana landscapes to large-scale logging, road construction, and other development that would industrialize our national forests. I have spent substantial time in Montana's roadless areas hiking, camping, and fishing around the Great Burn, the Gallatin Range, and the Crazy Mountains as well as in countless roadless areas across Wyoming and Oregon. These places are among the most incredible public lands not only in each state, but in the entire country.
For the past 25 years, the Roadless Rule has protected these irreplaceable roadless values while still permitting fire suppression, fuels mitigation, trail maintenance, and other essential forest management activities. It is a fiscally responsible, environmentally sound, multiple-use management tool, and it should remain in place.
Please adopt the No Action alternative for the Final Rule.
Sincerely,
Ms. Maddy Munson
Montana