To whom it may concern,
I write to strongly oppose rescinding (in full or partial) of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. It would devastate what little protected wilderness we have left in our country. This action would have an irreversible disastrous effect on the wellbeing of our environment which would compound in effect on the wellbeing of American people.
I live in San Francisco, CA but grew up in a small town in Plumas County, CA where much of my childhood and adulthood were spent in the national forests. I spent weekends hiking through Bucks Lake Wilderness in the Plumas National Forest and snow days sledding the slopes of the Sierra Nevadas.
Removing these protections would enable the destruction of the last remnants environmental beauty we have in America. Frankly I’m disgusted that this is even up for discussion. The consequences of rescinding this rule will effectively be permanent. We cannot regrow old growth forests within our lifetime nor the lifetime of our decedents. We cannot allow these environments to be destroyed and taken from future generations of Americans.
Please to do not take part in the ongoing destruction of America for corporate profits. The actions taken here will be remembered in history and I hope you are on the right side of it.