Biden OKs Expansion of San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

President Joe Biden signed a proclamation May 2 approving the expansion of two national monuments in California—the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. Using the Antiquities Act of 1906, Mr. Biden created new boundaries for the monuments and added land to preserve wildlife, biodiversity, and sites significant to Native American culture. “These expansions honor tribal, national, and indigenous peoples by protecting sacred ancestral places and their historically important features, while conserving our public lands, protecting scientific features, including critical wildlife habitat and migration corridors, safeguarding clean water, and supporting local economies,” the White House said in a fact sheet announcing the proclamation....