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Editor,
Susan Lessin’s letter is a powerful reminder of what’s at stake when we undermine protections for our nation’s wild places. The 2001 Roadless Rule has long served as a bulwark against harmful extraction and development, safeguarding 58 million acres of pristine forestland that provide not only recreation and solitude, but also clean water, critical wildlife habitat and natural resilience against wildfires.
The public comment period on the Roadless Rule has closed. We should turn our attention to legislative action by strongly supporting the Roadless Area Conservation Act, an important piece of legislation with identical bills in both the House and the Senate. This act, if enacted, will codify the Roadless Rule, making it a law that ensures future administrations cannot easily undo decades of conservation progress with a single stroke of a pen.
The science is clear: roadless areas are less prone to wildfires, more biodiverse and more cost-effective to manage. The Wilderness Society’s findings, cited by Ms. Lessin — that wildfires are four times more likely in roaded areas — underscore the urgency of preserving these untouched landscapes. Groups like the Eco-Integrity Alliance, the John Muir Project and many others have rightly sounded the alarm, and we can only include our voices and hope Congress listens.
We owe it to future generations to protect these irreplaceable ecosystems. The Roadless Area Conservation Act offers a path forward — one rooted in science, stewardship and a deep respect for the land and its inherent value when left untouched. Let’s urge our representatives to pass it without delay.
Jennifer Normoyle
Hillsborough
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Thanks for your letter, Ms. Normoyle, but this letter sounds like another fear mongering, the world is ending, oh, the humanity letter. Are you saying all 58 million acres of forestland will be developed? Because it won’t. Are you saying it will endanger all clean water, critical wildlife habitat and natural resilience against wildfires? Because it won’t. This alleged “natural resilience” against wildfires is more prone to make wildfires worse due to lack of forest and fire management. Would you rather trees burn or be used in a beneficial manner.
If the Roadless Rule is rescinded, projects on federal lands must still comply with other acts, such as the national environmental or endangered species acts. And remember, the federal government currently sells tracts of public land as well as contracting with lumber and oil companies which allow them to harvest lumber and explore and develop oil and gas. If you’re worried about the government blowing up Half Dome or El Capitan mining for precious metals, I highly doubt that will occur. But perhaps in Yellowstone, some steam vents can be harnessed to provide electricity. But not Old Faithful, of course.
That being said, good luck in convincing legislators to pass the Roadless Area Conservation Act. Ensure there are enough legislators to veto-proof the Act, as Trump is likely to veto it. A potential drawback... Democrats keep implying Trump is a wannabe dictator so if that’s the case then Democrats shouldn’t bother trying to pass the Act. Unless, of course, Democrats don’t truly believe Trump is a wannabe dictator.
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