California has long been known as a protector of its lands — about 25% of the state, in fact. Preserved landscapes range from glacial valleys and alpine lakes to volcanic craters, salt flats, vast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tom Egan, front, and Frazier Haney on top of a hill at Chuckwalla Bench with the Chuckwalla Mountains in the background in ...

On Jan. 7, with only days remaining in his presidency, President Joe Biden announced the designation of two new national monuments in California, protecting a combined 848,000 acres in Sáttítla ...

The Trump administration touched off consternation and confusion over the weekend, issuing, and then apparently rolling back, an announcement implying the president had rescinded his predecessor’s ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom celebrated President Joe Biden’s decision to officially establish the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in eastern Riverside County and the Medicine Lake Highlands in ...

President Biden on Tuesday established two new national monuments in California, the latest in a flurry of major environmental initiatives affecting the Golden State as his presidency comes to a close ...

President Joe Biden is establishing two new national monuments in California that will honor Native American tribes, the White House confirmed Tuesday, as Biden seeks to conserve at least 30% of U.S.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American ...

Find out about historic and scenic sites as well as programs, fees and directions to California’s national parks, monuments and recreation areas: Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, ...

Tom Egan, front, and Frazier Haney on top of a hill at Chuckwalla Bench with the Chuckwalla Mountains in the background in February 2018. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Tribes that have long pushed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the Chuckwalla Mountains. Former President Biden established Chuckwalla National Monument, protecting over 600,000 acres ...