I have a Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources from the University of Georgia, I am a former ATCS with the Federal Aviation Administration, and I have taught mathematics in public high schools from the coast of South Carolina to America’s last frontier in Alaska, and then back to the Appalachian Mountains. I have lived adjacent to the Francis Marion National Forest, the Chugach National Forest, and the Nantahala National Forest. I have been hiking, backpacking, and camping in these forests for 54 years. I am 100% against overturning or modifying the Roadless Rule, a much needed protection for our public lands. I feel this entire process is just another first step toward eventually selling off public lands or services to the highest bidder for development or corporate profit, and it will devastate the majesty of our forests. There is absolutely no practical reason to overturn the Roadless Rule in our beautiful national forest, and those that are pushing this change are either blinded by dollar signs and greed, or just extremely short-sighted and apathetic. Please serve the people of our great nation and act in the public’s best interest.