Support Continues to Grow for Expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s listening session later today, elected officials, Tribal leaders, and community members in the Los Angeles region highlighted their support for a proposal to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
Biden Administration Hears Overwhelming Support for Proposed San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Expansion at Listening Session
At a listening session today hosted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), hundreds of attendees called on President Biden to add 109,000 acres of the western Angeles National Forest to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
The Nature for All Coalition Applauds Designation of Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, Seeks Expansion ofthe San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Today, the Nature for All Coalition applauded President Joe Biden for designating Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni – Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument and urged him to use his authority under the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
LA County Supervisors Vote to Support Expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
On Tuesday, July 11th the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in support of federal action to add 109,000 acres of public lands to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
Elected Officials & Community Leaders Call For Highly-Visited Public Lands to Be Added to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument
Today, elected officials, community leaders, and local residents in the Los Angeles region joined Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) in calling on President Biden to add 109,000 acres of public lands to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Sen. Padilla and Rep. Chu both sent a letter urging the President to use the Antiquities Act to achieve this goal and in May introduced legislation in support of this effort.