“avid user and advocate for our nation's public lands”
What it names
Roadless areas
Smoky Mountains
The comment
To the U.S. Forest Service:
I am writing to express my strong opposition to any efforts to rescind, weaken, or roll back the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. As an avid user and advocate for our nation’s public lands, I rely heavily on the integrity and protection of our inventoried roadless areas. I frequently visit the Smoky Mountains National Park near my home in North Carolina. Protecting these unfragmented landscapes is deeply personal to me because I depend on these watersheds for clean drinking water, hike the backcountry trails, and value the pristine wildlife habitats. I 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,
Zack Eller