I am requesting the roadless rule remain in effect.
As a retired Bureau of Land Management employee, I think there is a misconception by some Americans about the impact of the roadless rule.
In California’s Eastern Sierra, Bodie Hills and White Mountain range region, motorized vehicle travel is allowed to many places classified as “roadless.” Mining prospectors, grazers, rock collectors and sportsmen have great access to many remote areas.
However, it is important that some areas remain classified as roadless for environmental and recreational reasons. The sportsmen I have met in the backcountry recognize the importance of wild places and they cannot be classified as subscribing to a particular political ideology.
On balance, the roadless rule is working well and should remain in effect.
Sincerely,
Gary Johanson