Biden designates 2 new national monuments in California

President Biden just designated two new national monuments in the West. Where are they?
With less than two weeks left in his presidency, President Joe Biden designated two new national monuments in the West. Biden signed proclamations Tuesday creating the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument,
What to know about the new national monument in Northern California
Tribal communities in Northern California’s mountainous interior are celebrating the recent designation of Sáttítla Highlands National Monument after decades of advocacy work to increase land protections in the area.
Dangerously high winds force Biden to cancel event announcing two new national monuments
The White House says President Joe Biden will establish two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes.
President Biden establishes Chuckwalla National Monument, expanding the largest protected landscape in the lower 48 states
Chuckwalla National Monument is a cornerstone in a vast network of protected landscapes across the Southwest. Stretching from Joshua Tree to the Grand Canyon to Bears Ears, this corridor forms the largest swath of protected lands in the continental U.
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This new national monument in California has cultural ties to Arizona tribes
The 624,000-acre Chuckwalla National Monument is located just south of Joshua Tree National Park, where the Mojave and Colorado deserts meet. The Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe and Colorado River Indian Tribes maintain ancestral ties to the area.
Biden designated a Calif. national monument thanks to a morning hike
It’s not unusual for a hike in California to leave a lasting impression, but after the secretary of the interior toured a geological wonder near Palm Springs last year, the experience directly led to the creation of the state’s newest national monument.
Utah national monuments to get pre-Trump defense at rally
Sunset Arch temporarily lost federal protections after Trump eliminated millions of acres from Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in 2017. Photo: Courtesy of the U.S. Bureau o
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