Opposition to the Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule – Docket No. FS-2025-0001
To the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Department of Agriculture:
I am writing to express my strong opposition to repealing the Roadless Rule. I am an undergraduate student studying Environmental Science. As a resident in Colorado, I have grown up with the woods as my backyard. I have seen firsthand what wonderful creatures and ecosystems can flourish in protected areas. As a kid, I was able to hike, fish, and connect with my family in the outdoors in protected wilderness areas such as White River National Forest. Opening these areas up to road development, logging, and housing is detrimental to these ecosystems. This will put watersheds at risk for pollutants, further habitat fragmentation, put species in danger, and make the already wildfire-prone forest more susceptible to wildfires. I urge the Forest Service to select Alternative 1 (No Action) and maintain full, nationwide protections for all designated inventoried roadless areas.
Sincerely,
Karis Fischer
Littleton, CO, 80129