Subject: Public Comment Supporting the “No Action” Alternative – Opposing the Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule
To: USDA Forest Service Planning Team
Re: Notice of Intent to Rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (90 FR 42179)
Dear USDA Forest Service Planning Team,
As an active trail advocate, mountain biker, and member of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA), I am writing to express my strong opposition to the proposed rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. I urge the Forest Service to select the “No Action” alternative, maintaining the vital protections provided by the 2001 Roadless Rule.
Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs) protect intact watersheds, preserve natural landscapes, prevent harmful forest fragmentation, and safeguard irreplaceable backcountry mountain biking experiences.
While our forests may need better prescribed burns to make them healthy, this current government has shown zero signs of doing things for the benefit of our land. Hands off our land, you’ve lost your priveledge of touching it.