I frequent New York States Adirondack Park where I hike and backcountry ski. This is a place where I can get away from the everyday stress of work and suburban living. To be able to recreate in remote areas where there is no sign of human development is special. I look at that park as a treasure that I hope stays for many future generations. Now, this is a state protected park but the same preservation principles applies to federal parks that people,enjoy every day. Parks like New Hampshires White Mountain National Forest which I also occasionally visit. Once developed, it becomes very hard to erase human traces. I feel its extremely important to protect the parks we have established as the world around them continues to get busier.
The Forest Service should keep the Roadless Rule intact exactly as it is. Do not weaken or repeal this critical policy.
National forests are the heart of our public lands. The Roadless Area Conservation Rule protects some of the wildest forests we have left, forests that protect critical wildlife habitat and drinking water for millions. Revoking the Roadless Rule puts landscapes, wildlife, and communities at risk.
Not only is the Roadless Rule good policy, it's also wildly popular across the country, with over 600,000 people submitting comments to the US Forest Service last year in support of keeping the rule in place. And more than 20 years ago, the American people overwhelmingly called for our national forests to be protected for future generations. Revoking the Roadless Rule would destroy the natural inheritance we leave for our children.