Comment Analysis · Docket FS-2025-0001

FS-2025-0001-601013

Opposes rescissionPosted October 7, 2026 On Regulations.gov

Not scored for substance: the comment does not clear the floor of substantive signal.

Topics

Water Quality Quantity
- “Freshwater matters to me”
- “increase erosion and sediment entering streams”
- “harming water quality”
- “prioritize clean water in its decision”
Wildlife Habitat
- “aquatic habitat for fish I care about”
- “harming water quality and the aquatic habitat”
Recreation Tourism Public Use
- “favorite spots in the Pacific Northwest to go and hike around”
- “holds a ton of memories for me”
- “place of refuge for me”

What it names

National Forests: Olympic National Forest

The comment

I oppose rescinding the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Please retain its protections for inventoried roadless areas. Freshwater matters to me because the Olympic national Forest is one of my favorite spots in the Pacific Northwest to go and hike around and it holds a ton of memories for me. Along with Mount Saint Helens and Mount Rainier. Mount Saint Helens was a place of refuge for me as a teenager living in a really small town and honestly that place saved my life. I would hate to see it destroyed because of this. I am concerned that removing restrictions on road construction and timber harvesting could increase erosion and sediment entering streams, harming water quality and the aquatic habitat for fish I care about. Please fully evaluate these effects on watersheds and downstream communities. I urge the Forest Service to retain the Roadless Rule and prioritize clean water in its decision. Thank you.