My name is William Glassmire. I live in Oregon 97330. I am completely against the proposed repeal of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Oregon benefits from the current rule for several reasons, such as:
A.much of Oregon’s drinking water comes from rivers in the Roadless area;
B.much irreplaceable wildlife habitat is within the Roadless Area;
C.the Roadless Area includes many well-used recreation areas.
All in all, roadless areas serve the American people and our country’s geography, including in Oregon the Siuslaw National Forest, the Willamette National Forest, the Umpqua National Forest, and the Siskiyou National Forest.
I visit our National Forests regularly, and I have seen with dismay “so-called “development”, including steep clear-cuts, once-healthy rivers and streams which have almost disappeared, and abandoned machinery by “developed” roads.
Please retain the Roadless Area Conservation Rule and the public goods which it provides the American people.