Dear Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation,
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It's important to have places that are untouched and left wild. We should keep these places intact now and preserve them for future generations. Studies have shown that allowing the forest canopy to develop traps moisture near the ground and naturally prevents wildfires. Logging removes this natural defense and dries out the forest.
Adding more roads means more maintenance costs for taxpayers for years to come. The Forest Service should take future maintenance into account because many current USFS roads I have been on are not well maintained due to poor funding.
I urge you to choose the No Action alternative and keep the Roadless Rule in place.
For more than two decades, the rule has protected roughly 44.7 million acres of ecologically intact national forest lands, including areas near Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Great Smoky Mountains national parks. These wild places safeguard clean water, provide essential wildlife habitat, support outdoor recreation, and help keep park ecosystems connected and healthy.
Rescinding the rule would expose these treasured landscapes to new roads and development, fragmenting habitat, degrading waterways, and putting our parks at risk. Many public lands are already available for timber and energy development. Roadless protections apply to only about 30% of National Forest lands, making these remaining intact areas especially important for future generations.
Please do not move forward with this unnecessary rollback. Keep the Roadless Rule in place to protect the forests, wildlife, clean water, and the national parks.
Nicholas Britz
2316 E Hastings Ave
Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
Sincerely,
Nicholas Britz