In the region surrounding Snowbird creek and the snowbird mountains within The Nantahala National Forest, a rich, biodiverse ecosystem thrives and provides countless benefits to the surrounding towns of Graham County and Robbinsville. The biodiversity that resides in this region includes over 1400 species of terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. The main watersheds in this region include Little Buffalo Creek, Sassafras Creek, Bearpen Branch and Meadow Branch. If the Roadless Rule that protects regions such as Snowbird is rescinded, The habitats that support the 1400 species, those such as the Brook trout, Bald Eagle, and Ocoee Salamander, would be disrupted and destroyed from the noise, pollution, erosion and habitat fragmentation that building roads in these natural regions inherently cause. Considering the region of snowbird supports a thriving economy of many leisure pursuits such as Birding (birdwatching), hunting and fishing, the disruption and destruction of the habitats (forests and watersheds) that these species live in would subsequently squash a 10s of billions of dollar industry within North Carolina that is supported with the presence of these species and watersheds.