“pictures I take of the river, shore, and greenery”
“watch near the American River”
What it names
Roadless areas
Middle Fork
The comment
The herons and egrets I watch near the American River, and the pictures I take of the river, shore, and greenery behind it, depend on the North Fork and North Fork Middle Fork regions of the American river staying intact under the 2001 Roadless Rule. I don’t want the quality of my drinking water to be compromised. Wild spaces are important in keeping water naturally clean. I would rather have that, than constantly boil and filter drinking water. California has 1,034 municipal watersheds in the 4,389,760 acres of roadless areas. Potential timber production can leak sediment into the watersheds. I ask the agency to explain how rescinding the Roadless Rule would leave watersheds unharmed.
Sincerely,
Raina Bahadur