Hello, I’m writing to ask we keep and protect the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. We must protect our roadless forests. I live in Arizona where many of our national forests would be affected by additional roads. Rivers like the lower Salt River in the Tonto National Forest will be affected by this as well. Like many areas, this part of the river sustains many species some endangered. It’s also a place where so many of take our families to to escape the city and enjoy the few watersheds the desert has to offer. If we continue to sprawl into roadless and untouched nature- where do we stop? There has to be limits we have to keep places wild for us to recreate in, camp, hunt, and wildlife need it too. Most of wild fires are caused by humans, and most of those human caused fires have been known to start within a mile of roads. More roads lead to more fires, to deforestation and more. Please listen to the people and experts on this.
Thank you.