Scenic Views and Wildlife Are Threatened at Southwestern Parks

Click Here to Send Your Comments! Dear Reader, Although improvements have been made, a revised federal solar energy plan for the American Southwest could allow industrial-scale projects along the boundaries of our national parks. This action could cut off wildlife corridors, harm scenic vistas, and destroy important habitat for wildlife like bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, and golden eagles. We can't let this happen. Tens of thousands of advocates urged the Department of Interior to limit solar development to low impact solar energy zones and also spoke out against developing these zones next to national parks. Your voices were heard, and many zones near national parks were eliminated or reconfigured to protect these special places! Despite that important victory, the latest proposal would unfortunately allow solar projects to be sited adjacent to our southwestern parks outside of the low impact solar energy zones we all worked so hard to create. Take  Action: Act today and tell the Departments of Energy and the Interior that you support solar energy development, but not at the expense of national park resources, including sensitive wildlife that roam across the landscape to find water, food, and mates. Thank you for speaking up for our desert national parks and the wildlife that inhabits them. Future generations will appreciate your action today! Sincerely, David Lamfrom Sr. Program Manager, California Desert Share this on Facebook    Share this on Twitter This message was sent by the National Parks Conservation Association. E-mail us at TakeAction@npca.org, write to us at 777 6th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001, or call us at 800.NAT.PARK (800.628.7275). Can't see this message? View it on the NPCA Website.

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