Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

FS-2025-0001-526570

Opposes rescissionPosted October 1, 2026 On Regulations.gov

Not scored for substance: the comment does not clear the floor of substantive signal.

Topics

  • Environmental Protection Biodiversity
    • “Conserving and protecting natural spaces”
    • “keeping our natural spaces healthy and beautiful”
    • “destroy the peacefulness for the natural inhabitants”
    • “danger to animals”
  • Recreation Tourism Public Use
    • “explore these natural spaces in a respectful manner”
    • “regularly enjoys hiking in the Hoosier National Forest”
    • “roads and development in the middle of the forests”
    • “natural beauty and spaces that we are fortunate to have preserved and visit”
  • Resource Development Extraction
    • “Road construction and development will destroy”
    • “equipment needed to build and develop in natural spaces”
    • “greedy developers destroying the natural beauty”
    • “protected natural spaces from development”

What it names

National Forests
Hoosier National Forest

The comment

As a voting constituent and great appreciator of the amazing public lands we have here in the United States, I'm sending in my strong opposition to rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule. Conserving and protecting natural spaces without enhancing access to vehicles and people is essential to keeping our natural spaces healthy and beautiful as they are. Road construction and development will destroy the peacefulness for the natural inhabitants as well as those who are able to explore these natural spaces in a respectful manner. The noise, danger to animals, and equipment needed to build and develop in natural spaces is not necessary - are citizens asking for this to be done? This rule has been in place since 2001 and it has effectively protected natural spaces from development. Look at what is happening in Big Bend - this craziness needs to stop. Voters do NOT want our government or greedy developers destroying the natural beauty and spaces that we are fortunate to have preserved and visit. My family lives close to and regularly enjoys hiking in the Hoosier National Forest. I can't imagine what that experience would be like if there were roads and development in the middle of the forests. Please spend the time and energy doing something useful and constructive for the people and natural resources of this country.

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