Tribal Nations and a California Representative voiced support last week for a bill that would memorialize public lands adjacent to the Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. U.S. Representative Raul Raiz (D-CA) announced in a press conference that he supports efforts to memorialize the public lands and is asking President Biden to designate them as a National Monument. Raiz said that earlier in September, he began the legislative process to memorialize the lands by introducing the Chuckwalla National Monument Establishment and Joshua Tree National Park Expansion Act of 2023.
Rep. Raul Ruiz joined many environmental organizations, community leaders and tribal nations including the Colorado River Indian Tribes, to urge President Biden to designate the Chuckwalla National Monument.
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A plan to create a massive national monument adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park received a formal proposal this week, with advocates hoping the official designation would preserve habitats for endangered species and important tribal cultural sites on the land. U.S. Rep Raul Raiz, a Democrat representing California’s 25th congressional district, submitted the formal proposal, […]