Amid a severe windstorm that contributed to multiple devastating wildfires in Southern California, President Joe Biden canceled a Jan. 7 appearance in Riverside County where he planned to announce the establishment of two new national monuments and will reschedule it for next week.
At the event, Biden was expected to sign proclamations to establish the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument, together making up 848,000 acres of land, in order to preserve their scientific, cultural, ecological, and historical importance, the White House said.
The creation of the two new monuments are part of the administration’s far-reaching goal of conserving no less than 30 percent of U.S. lands and waters by 2030 under the America the Beautiful initiative, a 10-year plan to restore and conserve America’s lands, waters, and wildlife….