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The expansion is the largest since former President Barack Obama designated a large swath of the mountain range as a national monument in 2014, but it left more than 100,00 acres of public lands unprotected.said more people visit the San Gabriel Mountains than the Grand Canyon annually. Bernal said that’s just one of the many reasons to protect the last few open green spaces, especially for vulnerable communities who lack access to those spaces.
“Latinos and other people of color are two times more likely to be deprived of nearby nature than white people,” said Bernal. “The protection of these public lands will help ensure access to nature, improve public health for our community members, and really address the climate and biodiversity crisis.”Sandhill cranes are returning to the Lake Tahoe basin after a century long hiatus in what many say is a conservation success story.
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