“foreign travelers seeking to experience the U.S. wilderness”
“educators and students”
“natural inheritance we leave for our children”
The comment
The Roadless Rule cannot be abandoned after years and years of its protection of our wild lands and wildlife.
Donald Trump and his administration are hellbent on ruining what most American citizens love about our national, regional, state and local parks. Their cruel thirst for anything profitable sees no bounds; breaking laws and ending long-standing regulations all in the name of profits for a select few. Its unspeakable, yet its being forced down the throats of environmentalists, nature lovers, foreign travelers seeking to experience the U.S. wilderness, educators and students, and so many more.
The Trump administration has already gone way too far, and the many involved in these attempted illegal and/or immoral actions will soon pay a price for their reckless involvement. It seems hefty, painful fines will not be enough. If they continue breaking laws, jail would be the most appropriate method of punishment.
The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy.
National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.