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Over 225 Businesses and Chambers of Commerce Call on President Biden to Designate Chuckwalla National Monument
Over 225 businesses and business groups, 175 local to the Coachella Valley and Inland Empire region, have now urged President Biden to designate a new Chuckwalla National Monument. Proponents of protecting the area laud its potential to help boost and diversify local economies, ensure access to the outdoors for residents, and protect biodiversity and cultural resources.
Tribal Leaders, Elected Officials, and Local Residents Express Overwhelming Support for Designating Chuckwalla National Monument at the Department of the Interior Community Meeting
At a community meeting today hosted by the Department of the Interior, attendees called on President Biden to designate a new Chuckwalla National Monument and protect an area adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Visits ProposedChuckwalla National Monument
Today, Tribal, congressional, and community leaders thanked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland for visiting the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. On Saturday, May 18, the Interior Secretary visited the lands, held a roundtable with Tribal leaders, and met with local community advocates on the need for President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to protect the landscape.
California Lawmakers Ask for Protection of Historic Lands
Representative Ruiz was recently featured on Univision talking about why he is supporting the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument. Watch to learn more about this exciting effort to ensure access to nature, protect wildlife habitat, and honor an important cultural landscape.
Experience the Wildflowers and Native Species of the Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument
Learn about the wildflowers and desert-adapted shrubs and trees that inhabit the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument landscape. Explore a photo wildflower tour including pink sand verbena, white dune evening primrose, and yellow desert sunflowers, and learn more about these and other species.
Chuckwalla National Monument would protect swath of California desert and preserve a sacred land
Thomas Tortez Jr. leads a group across a gravelly wash in Painted Canyon, at the spot where his Cahuilla tribal ancestors once lived in a village…His people have cherished and watched over this canyon in the eastern Coachella Valley for thousands of years. Now they are among the Indigenous Californians, conservationists and other nature lovers who want President Joe Biden to designate…the Chuckwalla National Monument.
CA leaders announce bill to create Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park
A new bill to create the Chuckwalla National Monument and expand Joshua Tree National Park was introduced by state lawmakers at a news conference on Tuesday.
Tribal Leaders, Community Leaders, and Veterans Applaud Senator Padilla & Representative Ruiz’s Support for the Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument
Tribal leaders, community leaders, and veterans are today applauding Senator Alex Padilla and Representative Raul Ruiz, M.D. for championing the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert.
Being in nature has been healing for me as a veteran. Designate the Chuckwalla National Monument.
I’m grateful to Rep. Ruiz for championing the effort to establish this national monument. Rep. Ruiz understands that veterans benefit from time spent on our public lands. And he sees that protecting and ensuring access to these places honors our service.