Opposes rescissionA0 noneSubstance 6/24Posted October 6, 2026 On Regulations.gov
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I live in Los Angeles, CA and am writing to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture to retain the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and select the No Action Alternative. My connection to National Forest lands includes wildlife watching, living in or near a National Forest community, and operating or working for a business connected to public lands. As a concerned American citizen AND a health care professional, I know that spending time in wild, undeveloped places is extremely good for a person's physical and mental health. And I know that protecting roadless and undeveloped National Forest lands benefits wildlife and the climate and all of us!
Mount Zion is one place that has shaped my views on this proposal. It is within the Mount Zion Inventoried Roadless Area in Olympic National Forest. Stunning, beautiful, humbling and reassuring.
I am concerned about wildlife habitat and landscape connectivity. Roads increase human infringement into crucial species habitat.
I am concerned about clean water and healthy watersheds. The health of our ecosystems and of all Americans depends on clean water and healthy watersheds which can be severely disturbed by poorly maintained roads.
Before rescinding the national rule, I would like USDA to answer this question: Why are the Roadless Rule's existing exceptions insufficient to meet legitimate wildfire, public safety, and forest-management needs?
For these reasons, I urge USDA to retain the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule and select the No Action Alternative. Thank you for considering my comments.