“watersheds... are part of what allows these places to remain healthy”
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Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation,
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I've written about protecting our public lands before, but I want to emphasize something different here: once an intact forest is opened up to roads and development, we cannot simply put it back the way it was. Roadless forests provide something increasingly rare—large, connected places where ecosystems can function with relatively little human disturbance.
I value national parks not as isolated destinations, but as part of larger landscapes. The forests, watersheds, wildlife corridors, and other public lands surrounding them are part of what allows these places to remain healthy. Opening millions of acres of currently roadless forest to new roads, logging, mining, or energy development could create impacts far beyond the individual sites where those activities occur.
I hope the Forest Service will recognize the long-term value of keeping these remaining intact forests roadless and maintain the Roadless Rule.
Carly Mizerski
23424 Glenbrook Apt. 7
St. Clair Shores, MI 48082
Sincerely,
Ms. Carly Mizerski