“rely on the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule to prevent deadly and costly wildfires”
“protecting these unfragmented landscapes”
What it names
Roadless areas
Craggy MountainLaurel MountainSouth Mills River
The comment
To the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
I am writing to express my strong opposition to any and all efforts to rescind, weaken, roll back, or otherwise reduce the protections provided by the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. As an avid supporter of our nation’s public lands, I rely heavily on the integrity and protection of our inventoried roadless areas. I frequently benefit from several roadless areas, including Craggy Mountain, Laurel Mountain, South Mills River, near where my family and I and our neighbors live, work, and recreate in the Buncombe County area of NC. Protecting these unfragmented landscapes is deeply personal to me because my community depends on these watersheds for clean drinking water, my friends and neighbors hike the backcountry trails, and I value the pristine wildlife habitats. I urge the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to abandon the proposed rescission and instead maintain full protections for all currently designated inventoried roadless areas. My community also relies on the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule to prevent deadly and costly wildfires.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment.