“value the pristine wildlife habitats they support”
“Protecting these unfragmented landscapes”
What it names
Roadless areas
Laurel MountainSouth Mills River
The comment
To the U.S. Forest Service:
We are writing to express our strong opposition to any efforts to rescind, weaken, or roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. As avid users and advocates for our nation's public lands, we rely heavily on the integrity and protection of our inventoried roadless areas. We frequently visit Craggy/Big Ivy, South Mills River-Laurel Mountain, Graveyard Fields, the Black Mountains, and Linville Gorge near our home in Asheville, N.C. Protecting these unfragmented landscapes is deeply personal to us because we depend on these watersheds for clean drinking water, hike the backcountry trails, and value the pristine wildlife habitats they support. We 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.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide public comment.
Sincerely,
Hanne & Glen Miska