My name is Abbie, I grew up in rural arizona and It is very important to me that we preserve the roadless rule. By keeping our wilderness areas wild, we keep recreation areas that I have loved all my life accessible to the public, of which there are too many to name. I want to be able to share the beauty of our country with those that come after me, and the ability will be secretly weakened if we do not protect our nations wild areas. I am enriched by protecting the biodiversity around the entire country, and everyone who shares in our public lands will be able to feel this enrichment for much longer than any extractive materials will last.
Our roadless rules also help protect our country from fire and the devastating effects of continuing global warming. Roadless areas are proven to be more fire resistant, and less likely to start fires than anywhere within a mile of a road.
I have seen too many fires in my lifetime, and friends and family have lost their homes to fire.
One of the few things left that truly makes America the place it is is our public lands, and we have a duty to protect them. You as our government have a duty to us as people to protect us, and the lands we share. Do not touch the roadless rule, and do not touch our national forests, BLM land, and our shared public recreation areas. Shame on those who want to deface our public sacred and cultural spaces.