“sustain the ecosystems that national parks depend on”
“long-term health should come before short-term commercial interests”
“restoring them is neither simple nor guaranteed”
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Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation,
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I urge the U.S. Forest Service to choose the No Action alternative and keep the Roadless Rule in place.
As a Vermont resident who cares deeply about wildlife and our public lands, I want these forests protected for future generations. Intact forests provide wildlife with space to live and move, protect clean water, and sustain the ecosystems that national parks depend on. Those benefits extend well beyond any boundary on a map.
Opening protected roadless areas to road construction and industrial development would put those benefits at risk. Wildlife already faces enough pressure from habitat loss. We should be preserving the wild places that remain.
These lands belong to the public, and their long-term health should come before short-term commercial interests. Once forests are fragmented and waterways damaged, restoring them is neither simple nor guaranteed.
Please retain the Roadless Rule and protect the forests, wildlife, and clean water entrusted to your care.
Sincerely,
Dianne Jacques
Springfield, Vermont
Dianne Jacques
130 Eureka Road
Springfield, VT 05156-8817
Sincerely,
Dianne Jacques