President Biden on Thursday signed a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, protecting nearly 120,000 acres of land in California.
With a break in the cloud cover, the San Gabriel Mountains are covered in snow from the recent storms in an early morning view from the hills in eastern Orange, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County …
It also would increase the monuments by roughly a third, extending the San Gabriel Monument’s boundaries to the back door of San Fernando Valley neighborhoods, including Sylmar, Santa Clarita and Pacoima. Mr. Biden’s proclamation would add and protect 105,919 acres of land in the San Gabriel Monument and 13,696 acres in the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
The designation also protects an 11-mile-long north-south ridgeline that is sacred to the Patwin tribe and home to a mosaic of rare natural features supported by the area’s unique geological features.
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