Across America, rural economies are changing. Tourism, recreation and ecosystem services are benefiting rural communities more than extractive industries, like logging and mining. And people are visiting our wilderness areas to hunt, fish, camp, picnic, boat and hike.

The Obama administration established America’s Great Outdoors to hear Americans’ best ideas for developing a new conservation strategy.

These scoping comments were submitted to the BLM St. George Field Office in July 2010, addressing the Red Cliffs and Beaver Dam Wash NCA RMPs and Washington County-wide travel plan.

This letter constitutes the comments on the Staff Assessment/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Solar Millennium Ridgecrest Solar Power Project for the proposed Ridgecrest Solar Power Project by The Wilderness Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and Natural Resources Defense Council.