Comment from MADELAINE REKEMEYER
AnonymousOpposeIndividual
Summary: An individual citizen opposes the proposed review of the NPS Level 2 Wilderness Stewardship Policy, arguing that it could weaken protections for Wilderness Study Areas and existing Wilderness. The commenter requests that the agency preserve existing standards to ensure the continued protection of wild lands for future generations.
I strongly oppose any revision to National Park Service Level 2 Wilderness Stewardship Policy Review that would weaken protection for Wilderness Study Areas, lands with wilderness characteristics, recommended wilderness, and existing Wilderness.I am 64 years old and have spent my lifetime in awe of the beauty of wild places and would like to see that future generations have access. What is broken with this policy and why are we fixing it now? This policy and others ensure that the Wilderness Act and the statutes governing these lands are fully implemented. The agency has offered no justification for reversing decades of policies that have benefitted families like mine. I ask that the existing standards be preserved in full, without lowering the standard of care for these lands in any way, so that our wild lands will be protected as they have been. Let's pass on to the future, a lifetime of beautiful wild places, please.