I oppose the proposal to fully or partially rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. I live in Missoula, Montana and have been privileged to live/explore roadless areas in Northern Idaho, the Western Slope of Colorado and in Southern New Mexico. I many of my fondest memories with family and friends have been in roadless areas like fishing/floating in the Flathead NF/Bob Marshall Wilderness, hunting and berry picking in Lolo NF and mountain biking regularly in the Rattlesnake RA.
Wild places like these are irreplaceable. From a financial standpoint, there is strong evidence showing there isn't a budget to maintain mind-boggling number of existing roads on public land. Further, I worry that that more roads lead to higher incidences of devastating human-started forrest fires.
Please support Alternative 1 (no action alternative).
Thank you for considering my comment.
Cody Goss