RE: Support for Rescission of the Roadless Rule, Docket FS-2025-0001, RIN: 0596-AD66
Dear U.S. Forest Service:
As an OHV enthusiast and public-land recreationist, I strongly support rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.
As a avid user of the Sequoia National Forest for recreational motorcycle riding with my family, I support returning management decisions for inventoried roadless areas to local Forest Service officials who can evaluate actual forest conditions, wildfire risk, community needs, recreation demand, and environmental resources through forest-level planning.
As a member of the Stewards of the Sequoia’s and a participant in trail maintenance I strongly believe recession can restore important tools for hazardous-fuels treatment, vegetation management, habitat restoration, wildfire response, and responsible public access. Roads and trails also provide critical access for firefighters, OHV recreation, camping, hunting, fishing, families, older Americans, and people with disabilities.
Importantly, rescission does not mandate road construction or timber harvest. Future projects remain subject to applicable forest plans and environmental laws. Rescission simply removes an additional nationwide prohibition and returns these decisions to appropriate local planning.
I urge the Forest Service to finalize rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule and direct all national forest units to immediately re-evaluate land management, travel management, and project-level Plans to restore access routes that have been closed or restricted as a result of the Roadless Rule.
Sincerely,
Tim Nowak
Yorba Linda , CA