“Americans have made clear that they value protecting our national forests”
The comment
The Forest Service should preserve the Roadless Rule in its entirety. This important safeguard should not be weakened, rolled back, or repealed.
Our national forests are among our country’s greatest public treasures. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the last remaining wild and undeveloped forests, while safeguarding essential wildlife habitat, clean drinking water, and the communities that depend on them. Eliminating these protections would put these irreplaceable places—and the people and wildlife they support—at risk.
The Roadless Rule also has strong public support. More than 600,000 people submitted comments to the U.S. Forest Service last year urging the agency to keep the rule in place. For more than two decades, Americans have made clear that they value protecting our national forests for future generations.
These forests are a legacy we have a responsibility to pass on. Once these wild places are damaged or lost, they cannot easily be restored. The Forest Service should honor that responsibility by keeping the Roadless Rule strong and intact.