FS-2025-0001-601397

To Whom It May Concern: My family is a registered First Family of TN to arrive across the Appalachians for TN statehood in 1796. Those Mountains are magnificent and a huge historical marker. I moved with my family later from GA to Hayesville, NC to retire in a more relaxed environment vs metro Atlanta. I was in awe to learn that the lumbermen of late 19th / 20th century left the Appalachians to go west to Seattle, Washington to Cascades and the Olympic mountains. The Appalachian land was made into National Forest and Parks, so in Washington. My son now lives in Seattle. So, my family now reaches across the great divide, from sea to shining sea. My family DOES NOT want any of these protected environments to be any further disturbed. As a great country we have already pillaged these areas. We learned the value of protecting these areas. NOW we have to remember this value of knowledge of the environment to protect not only the ecosystems in the mountains but for ALL of US. We all have benefited from personal growth gained in hiking and camping and being with the forest. Taking young Girl Scouts to areas like this to learn what resources are - is a great memory for us. New businesses and towns have emerged over the last 130 years while protecting these precious areas. Please do not further disturb anymore Native American heritage. There are still unmarked graves. Please do not take this last bit of dignity away from people. Value is not always in a return on investment with money. The greater return is for a moral and prospering society that values more than money. Thom Tillis, Senator from NC, favorably replied to our request, also. Please do not develop the protected NO ROADS Areas anywhere. Please DO NOT rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule. We are an educated society. We should be able to figure a better way to manage our resources wisely, to quote a Girl Scout Law. Respectfully Submitted, Martha and Greg Sanderson 826 Walker Point Rd Hayesville, NC 28904