Dear Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination,
201 14th Street 1108, Washington, D.C. 20250-1124
I have lived and explored Wyoming’s most amazing forest service roadless areas for more than 45 years. I treasure the fact that these areas have been protected from development. They are important for protecting wildlife, air and water quality and maintaining the quiet and outstanding vistas of the mountains.
With nearly 50% of all Forest Service lands open to development, Americans need to know that these special areas not roaded and not developed will be set aside for future generations.
Roadless Areas In the Bighorn National Forest where I live, horse and back pack, camp, fish and paint must continue to be protected:
Tensleep Canyon, Leigh Creek, Horse Creek Mesa, Little Bighorn River Canyon, Walker Prairie, Rock Creek of the Bighorns, Devils Canyon and more are spectacular landscapes.
The Bridger Teton National Forest is an important wildlife, water and wild area: Roadless Areas that must be protected include:
Commissary Ridge, Grayback Ridge, South Wyoming Range, Gros Ventre Mountains, including Spread Creek, Mosquito Lake, and the West Slope of the amazing Wind River Mountains.
In the Medicine Bow NF Roadless Areas deserving continued protection include:
French Creek, Rock Creek, Solomon Creek, Pennock Mountain, Sheep Mountain, Bear Mountain, Laramie Peak (where I camped and watched the solar eclipse!), Labonte Canyon, Buffalo Peak.
The Shoshone National Forest which surrounds Yellowstone National Park and provides critical habitat for grizzly and black bears, elk, pronghorn, wolves, mountain lions, bobcats, lynx, and more has such important roadless areas justifying further protection include:
The Beartooth Plateau, Franc’s Peak, Trout Creek, Windy Mountain, Wapiti Valley, South Fork,Telephone Draw, The Dunoir, Togwotee Pass, the Reef, Wood River.
The Thunder Basin National Grassland also has important remnant roadless areas which need to maintain their protections: Duck Creek, Cow Creek and the Red Hills.
I support the “No Action” alternative for the more than three million acres right here in Wyoming. The Roadless Rule needs to be in place not just for my beloved Wyoming areas but for all of America’s National Forests.
Sincerely,
Liz Howell
345 W. Whitney St
Sheridan. Wyoming 82801
lizhowell345@gmail.com