national monuments

Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California

Biden Expands Two National Monuments in California

The Biden administration announced plans to expand two national monuments in California: the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. The move, announced on May 2, will add protections to nearly 120,000 acres of land in the state. The expansion contributes to President Joe Biden’s target of conserving and restoring […]

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    Meet the Nation’s Latest National Monuments

    Meet the Nation’s Latest National Monuments

    As part of its goal to protect 30 percent of U.S. lands and water by 2030, the Biden administration on Tuesday announced two new national monuments and asked the Secretary of Commerce to consider establishing a new National Marine Sanctuary in the U.S. waters around Pacific Remote Islands in the next 30 days.

    Photo Essay: Giving Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante the Protection They Deserve

    Photo Essay: Giving Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante the Protection They Deserve

    By Derrick Z. Jackson Walls of red, walls of gold. Stratified hillsides exposing 270 million years of Earth formation with ribbons of cocoa, caramel, burned orange, and white. Hoodoo rock formations playing tricks on our minds as massive boulders appear to teeter atop eroded, pencil-thin spires. We walked under natural arches that gloriously framed the […]

    Biden to Restore Protections to Three National Monuments Cut by Trump

    Biden to Restore Protections to Three National Monuments Cut by Trump

    President Biden will restore full protection today to three national monuments shrunk by the previous administration, which had also opened the sacred lands up for coal and uranium mining as well as oil drilling. Biden will expand Bears Ears and the Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in what is now Utah and restore protections from commercial […]

    Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument

    Tribal Leaders Urge Biden to Immediately Restore Bears Ears Monument

    By Brett Wilkins Amid increasing frustration, leaders of two Native American tribes are calling on President Joe Biden to “take immediate action” to restore and enlarge Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, according to a letter published Tuesday by The Washington Post. In the letter, Hopi Tribal Vice Chair Clark W. Tenakhongva and Navajo Nation […]

    Careful How You Camp: Tips for a Nature-Safe Vacation

    Careful How You Camp: Tips for a Nature-Safe Vacation

    By Jeannette Cwienk With the pandemic, many people have been vacationing closer to home, bringing down the carbon cost of getting away. And even those covering long distances are increasingly trying to reduce their environmental impact — perhaps by taking the train instead of flying. But sometimes what looks like an eco-friendly choice isn’t as […]

    Biden Nominates First Native American to Lead National Parks Service

    Biden Nominates First Native American to Lead National Parks Service

    President Biden nominated Charles “Chuck” Sams III to serve as director of the National Park Service on Wednesday. If confirmed, the former director of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and current member of the Northwest Power and Conservation Council would be the first Native American to direct the agency that oversees millions […]