I am writing to object to the repeal of the roadless rule. My first season of trail work was on a crew assigned to the Klamath National Forest. No complex tools. Not even wheel barrows. Despite the grueling work schedule, it was one of the most indescribably beautiful seasons I've ever experienced. I have since worked at multiple national parks, another forest, and a monument, but I don't expect I will ever again feel the peace I felt in the Klamath.
I've been evacuated due to uncontained forest fires, multiple times. I've seen projects I spent hours on ruined. Fires are more likely to start near roads. We wouldn't even park our trucks on leaves or pine needles during fire season.
Accessibility is better achieved by prioritizing projects building ADA compliant trails, offering all terrain wheelchairs. Hell, prioritize trail maintenance period. No one is using a trail they can't find because of years worth of blow downs and overgrown brush.
Americans overwhelmingly support protecting public lands. Whether for hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, public lands are what make America great.