FS-2025-0001-601641

Total comments: 25 Dear Chief Schultz, We, the undersigned business owners, urge you to stop the rescission of the 2001 Roadless Rule. The Roadless Rule protects 63 thousand acres of land in the Chattahoochee National Forest from the development of roads, logging, and mining. The protected forests provide habitat for wildlife, and filter the air and streams in Northern Georgia. These streams are the headwaters of three major Georgia rivers: the Chattahoochee, Conasauga, and the Etowah, which provide clean drinking water to millions of Georgians. These wild parts of our state help to attract tourists which contribute to the economy of the communities that serve as gateways to the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains. All of this could be put at risk if the Roadless Rule is rescinded. The air, water, and land could become polluted and scenic landscapes could be damaged for generations. Georgia’s nature is special, and we want to keep it safe. Please protect Northern Georgia by keeping the 2001 Roadless Rule in place. Sincerely, Maria Anderson, Owner, Das Ice Cream Cafe, Helen, GA Dawn Bender, Owner, Black Bear Mercantile LLC, Dahlonega, GA Haley Byers, Owner, The Storybook Market, Gainesville, GA Justin Cape, Owner, Outdoors With Cape LLC, Gainesville, GA Coco Cooper, Owner, Deerbird Boutique, Blue Ridge, GA Cindy Edmondson, Owner, Dahlonega Collective LLC, Dahlonega, GA Drew Friedrich, Owner, Cohutta Fishing Company, Blue Ridge, GA Jimmy Harris, Owner, Unicoi Outfitters LLC, Sautee, GA Lewis Hirsch, Owner, The Modern Fly Fishers, Atlanta, GA Tim Hitchcock, Owner, Helen Huggables, Helen, GA Kathryne Jones, Owner, Haggard Hiker Outdoors, Cleveland, GA James Kern, Owner, The Mason Jar Shoppe, Helen, GA Moe Lyons, Owner, Moe’s Record Shop, Gainesville, GA Trey McFalls, Owner, Shady Creek Expeditions, Clayton, GA Shannon Miles, Owner, NoFo Brew Co, Cleveland, GA Haley Nottage, Owner, Slice of Helen, Helen, GA Jackie Pressley, Owner, Hooch River Trading, Helen, GA Abbey Prieto, Owner, The Shack of Ellijay, Ellijay, GA Tara Prieto, Owner, The Shack of Ellijay, Ellijay, GA Martin Sherby, Owner, Racquets & Togs Tennis, Gainesville, GA Vicky Treadway, Owner, Steve’s Old Time Photo, Helen, GA Andrew Triner, Owner, Twigs and XXS LLC, Blue Ridge, GA Kristen Triner, Owner, Moonbeams & Mudpies, Blue Ridge, GA Pandra Williams, Owner, Beech Hollow Wildflower Farm, Scottdale, GA Lincoln Wright, Owner, Chatt St Tea Room, Helen, GA