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Letters to the Editor: Give Coachella Valley locals the Chuckwalla National Monument we want
Eight local cities have endorsed the proposal. More than 300 businesses have called for the new monument. Hundreds of people participated in a community meeting over the summer to voice their support.

Protecting Chuckwalla: A monumental opportunity for economic and environmental growth
We have a unique opportunity to cement the Coachella Valley and our surrounding desert as an outdoor recreation mecca unlike any place in the continental United States, as well as preserve valuable historical and cultural sites, protect our desert and honor our Native American community by creating the Chuckwalla National Monument.

CA Tribes Call for National Monuments at World Biodiversity Conference
More than 100 Californians were in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity.
Tribes, policymakers and conservation groups were promoting national monument status for three sites in the Golden State.

Outdoors Access Organizations and Groups Call on President Biden to Designate Chuckwalla National Monument in Joint Letter
On the eve of the California Desert Protection Act’s 30th anniversary– a 1994 landmark law that established the first safeguards to protect these lands– a group of 47 local organizations and businesses focused on facilitating access to the outdoors have sent a joint letter to President Joe Biden urging him to use his power under the Antiquities Act to designate the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in the California desert.

Tribal Representatives Call on President Biden to Designate New Desert National Monuments in California
Tribal representatives called on President Biden to designate new desert national monuments in California

On the World Stage, Tribal Representatives Call on President Biden to Designate New California Desert National Monuments
Tribal representatives called on President Biden to designate new national monuments in the California Desert in order to protect sacred Tribal lands and cultural landscapes and imperiled biodiversity. They issued their call to action from Cali, Colombia, where they are participating in the 16th United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16).

Leaders Call on Biden to Name Tribal Lands National Monuments, Including in Imperial County
Tribal leaders from throughout California called on President Biden Thursday to designate three new national monuments in the state in order to protect sacred Tribal lands.

Tribal Leaders at COP16 Push Biden to Designate Calif. Monuments
Native American tribal leaders participating in an international biodiversity conference in Colombia this week are calling on President Joe Biden to designate three new national monuments in California to protect plants and animals, as well as to conserve sacred tribal lands.
The tribal leaders at the two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, known as COP16, are prodding Biden to establish the Sáttítla National Monument, the Chuckwalla National Monument, and Kw’tsán National Monument.

On the World Stage, California Tribal Leaders Call on President Biden to Designate National Monuments in the Face of Unprecedented Threats to Biodiversity
Tribal leaders from throughout California called on President Biden to designate three new national monuments in the state in order to protect sacred Tribal lands and cultural landscapes and imperiled biodiversity. Tribal members issued their call to action from Cali, Colombia, where they are participating in the 16th United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16). The three proposed national monuments include Sáttítla National Monument, Chuckwalla National Monument, and Kw’tsán National Monument.