Roadless Rule Public Comment Period Ends Friday Sept 19th

[Elaine Faletra]

Hi All,

The Roadless Area Conservation Rule was a directive issued in Jan. 2001 by Clinton and had huge public support that protected approximately 58.5 million acres of the National Forest System from most new road construction, timber harvesting, and mineral leasing.  Our current administration wants to rescind that rule and it will have one of the most damaging environmental impacts ever proposed for our national forests and country - opening up those protected 58.5 million acres of precious forest ecosystems to roads, degradation, pollution of pristine waterways/ponds, loss of plant, animal and BIRD biodiversity, runoff, erosion, etc.  Places like Tongass National Forest and our own backyard - 100,000+ acres of forest in the White/Green Mountains which preserve water quality, forest biodiversity and health, and the minimal old growth and mature forests that remain for carbon capture.

Below are 2 links where you can send your comments by Sept 19.

Sign a petition here: https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/09/08/americas-roadless-areas-are-under-attack-heres-what-new-england-stands-to-lose/

Write your own USFS Comment here:  https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS-2025-0001-0001

Elaine Faletra, 

Warren NH