The president is set to declare two new national monuments in California, in the desert near Joshua Tree and amid forests and lakes near the Oregon border.| Los Angeles Times
Some are looking to Biden to make the designations before the arrival of an administration that has advocated for opening public lands to oil drilling and other development.| Los Angeles Times
The Biden administration added to the Southern California monument that was established by President Obama in 2014, and also expanded the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Northern California.| Los Angeles Times
There are three more proposals, including the Chuckwalla Mountains, to add to California's national monuments. Biden should act on them before his first term is up.| Los Angeles Times