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.
Veterans Call on President Biden to Designate Chuckwalla & Kw’tsán National Monuments
The effort to create new National Monuments in the California Desert was featured in a new report published by the Vet Voice Foundation (VVF). Veterans, Tribes, and local advocates are calling for the designation of Chuckwalla National Monument and Kw’tsán National Monument.
New Report: Veterans Call on Biden Administration to Designate National Monuments in California
Vet Voice Foundation (VVF) released a new report highlighting the importance of national monuments and public lands to military and veteran communities in California. The report features veterans across the state urging the Biden Administration to designate or expand five national monuments.
Leader of the Torres Martinez Tribe Advocates for the Proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this month, Chairman Thomas Tortez of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians attended the White House Tribal Nations Summit. At the summit, Chairman Tortez urged the Biden administration to designate the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert and protect lands adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park.
Statement on Senator Feinstein’s Legacy of Protecting Millions of Acres of CA Desert Public Lands
Frank Ruiz, Director of Audubon California’s Desert & Salton Sea Programs, issued the following statement today on Senator Feinstein’s passing and conservation legacy.
New Chuckwalla National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Proposed for the California Desert
Today, elected officials, Tribal and community leaders, and local residents joined Representative Raul Ruiz (CA-25) in calling on President Joe Biden to designate Chuckwalla National Monument in the California Desert and protect lands adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park.