I am a resident of Chandler, AZ, an avid hiker and amateur naturalist. The roadless areas nearest to me that I take advantage of are in the Tonto National Forest. I 100% support the maintaining (and even expanding) the Roadless Rule, and strongly oppose road construction and logging on the 58.5 million designated roadless acres of Forest Service land. Experts agree that roadless areas protect wildlife habitat, biodiversity and migration corridors ( https://www.hcn.org/articles/utah-biodiversity-thrives-in-utahs-roadless-areas-rollback-threatens-at-risk/ ), help keep invasive species at bay, prevent pollution and soil erosion into streams and boost climate resilience. Research, contradicts the government’s claim that building more roads will help fight wildfires - A 2020 Forest Service study concluded, after nearly 20 years of monitoring data, that more roads do not lead to better forest health through increased fire-management activity. ( https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/61251 ) The roadless rule is an ecological boon for Western U.S. landscapes, where most of the affected areas are located, as well as for any Westerners who enjoy outdoor recreation or live off the land. Do not roll back the roadless rule!