Protect Our Public Lands

President Biden designates Chuckwalla and Sáttítla monuments

More nature in California is good for wildlife, people and the climate

Chuckwalla coalition | Used by permission

President Biden designated two national monuments in California on January 7, safeguarding more than 800,000 acres of federal land.

The Chuckwalla National Monument was proposed by a local coalition in the Coachella Valley and tribal leaders. This designation creates a continuous wildlife corridor stretching 624,000 acres from the Sonoran Desert in southern California to the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona, protecting critical desert areas where species can migrate, hunt and mate.

Steven Gaskin | TPIN
Crowd at Chuckwalla public meeting

The Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, near the Oregon border, was proposed by the Pit River River Tribe and encompasses nearly 225,000 acres of forested land and an important source of clean water in northeastern California. 

Mio Senzaki | TPIN
Environment California staff at Sáttítla public meeting
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