To the Roadless Rule Rulemaking Docket:
As a hunter and angler, I read the DEIS. The case for change isn't there. The country hasn't asked for it.
These areas are our future. Once you open them they are soon to be compromised and destroyed. As someone who spends time in these areas I understand how important they are for so many things like cleaning our water and air. This is one of those you can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube moments.
The streams I fish will not survive a road network.
Regarding the 09012 - Round Lake Study Area in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Wisconsin:
The Roadless Rule is one of America's most popular conservation measures, and that support has not faded. Prior to its 2001 enactment, more than 600 public hearings were held nationwide and 1.6 million Americans weighed in to call for protection of these forestlands—more comments than any other federal rule had received at the time. When USDA announced its rescission proposal, the compressed 21-day public comment period in late 2025 drew approximately 600,000 additional comments. A detailed roadless.org analysis of the comment record found that more than 99.8% of submitters opposed the rescission. A February 2026 Pew Charitable Trusts national poll found that 76% of likely voters support the Roadless Rule compared to just 13% opposed, with bipartisan backing from 71% of Republicans, 80% of Democrats, and 80% of independents. More than 100 members of Congress have co-sponsored the Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025 (S.2042 / H.R.3930) to codify the Rule so it could not be rolled back without an act of Congress.
No rescission. The Rule stands.
Sincerely,
CommentID: RLC-20261006-WUHJBF