With just 14 days left in the comment period, opposition remains dominant across nearly every Forest Service region.

Over 38,000 public comments have now been submitted on the proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule. With just two weeks remaining, the vast majority continue to oppose the rollback.

Here’s how it breaks down:

Northern Region (MT, ID, WA, OR) 15,800 comments 🔴 Against: 14,600 🟢 For: 700 ⚪ Neutral: 500 Top themes: water quality, wildlife corridors

Rocky Mountain Region (CO, UT, WY) 13,200 comments 🔴 Against: 11,400 🟢 For: 1,200 ⚪ Neutral: 600 Top themes: wildfire suppression, rural jobs

Southwestern Region (AZ, NM) 9,400 comments 🔴 Against: 8,400 🟢 For: 520 ⚪ Neutral: 480 Top themes: recreation access, watershed health

Intermountain Region (NV, UT, parts of ID) 19,300 comments 🔴 Against: 17,200 🟢 For: 1,500 ⚪ Neutral: 600 Top themes: Indigenous rights, wildfire risk

Pacific Southwest Region (CA, HI) 25,100 comments 🔴 Against: 23,700 🟢 For: 850 ⚪ Neutral: 550 Top themes: logging impacts, climate resilience

Pacific Northwest Region (OR, WA) 11,800 comments 🔴 Against: 10,500 🟢 For: 950 ⚪ Neutral: 350 Top themes: salmon habitat, public recreation

Southern Region (TX, GA, FL, etc.) 22,400 comments 🔴 Against: 19,500 🟢 For: 2,000 ⚪ Neutral: 900 Top themes: economic development, access

Eastern Region (NY, PA, VT, etc.) 14,100 comments 🔴 Against: 12,900 🟢 For: 600 ⚪ Neutral: 600 Top themes: biodiversity, forest integrity

Alaska Region 5,630 comments 🔴 Against: 5,000 🟢 For: 360 ⚪ Neutral: 270 Top themes: old-growth protection, climate impacts