California has two new National Monuments – one was inspired by a single hike 8 months ago
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland pushed for the new National Monument after hiking in this desert landscape last year ...
Biden to visit Coachella Valley Tuesday, expected to create Chuckwalla National Monument
Tribes, federal, state and local officials, conservation groups and residents supported protecting 600,000-plus acres of desert forever.
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The morning hike that helped create California’s new national monument
Among the preserve is a canyon hike that was formed after two plates along the San Andreas Fault converged. The Painted Canyon of Mecca Hills is one of the most popular attractions in the now ...
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Stunning stretches of California desert and woodlands to become America's newest national monuments
Biden will officially designate the first of the two, the Chuckwalla National Monument, while on his trip Tuesday to the eastern portion of the Coachella Valley. That monument - located just ...
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Biden establishes largest corridor of protected land by adding 2 new monuments
President Joe Biden speaks on the death of former U.S. President and ... of tectonic plates along the San Andreas Fault in Painted Canyon in the proposed Chuckwalla Mountains National Monument ...
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President Biden establishes Chuckwalla National Monument, expanding the largest protected landscape in the lower 48 states
Beloved destinations like Painted Canyon and the historic Bradshaw Trail will now be ... “For communities in the East Coachella Valley, Chuckwalla offers a place to visit, to connect with the desert ...