I live near in Beattyville and hike around Daniel Boone national forest often and these roadless areas are a big part of why I’m able to enjoy the flora and fauna. They keep our water clean, give wildlife room to move, and offer the kind of quiet backcountry you can't get once roads go in.
I understand the concern about wildfire, but the rule already allows thinning and fire work where it's needed. Repealing it entirely goes much further than that, and the agency's own analysis admits that logging and vegetation projects would mean more roads.
Thirty days is also not enough time for people to weigh in on something this big. Millions of people spoke up when this rule was created, and most of them wanted it protected. Please keep it in place.