These scoping comments were submitted February 10, 2010 for the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument RMP. The Trackways National Monument, located in southern New Mexico, was designated in the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009.
The western United States is known for its vast expanses of open space and remote wildlands, from broad prairies to sagebrush scrub, twisting canyons and rugged mountain peaks.
We’ve said it once, and now we will say it again: Wilderness is good for our economy. And many more agree: A recent report from Audubon New Mexico and Headwaters Economics, “The Economic Benefits of Southern New Mexico’s Natural Assets,” finds that protecting and restoring our natural assets will benefit jobs and quality of life.
