Letter: Roadless forest lands keep ecosystems intact

Recently the state of Utah submitted a petition to the U.S. Forest Service asking for so-called “needed changes” to the existing national Roadless Rule established in 2001.When the rule was first proposed, it not only underwent much scrutiny among biological, zoological and ecological experts but also, and more important, it was open to many weeks of public comment, resulting in an overwhelming number of people favoring the rule — easily over 90 percent.The state claims the rul