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Ask President Biden to designate more national monuments today to celebrate the anniversary of the Antiquities Act.
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The Antiquities Act turns 118 today! Celebrate by asking President Biden to designate more national monuments. <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=a39a13e9ad8529211b345e7ceaebbcd5451713ef13025b1c
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John,
Walking through Painted Canyon in the southern California desert, one can imagine Indigenous ancestors traversing this area millennia ago. Serenity and joy replace everyday stressors
as you take in the colorful vistas, cataloging geologic formations going back billions of years. The resilience of the native flora and fauna that have developed ingenious systems to
thrive in this desert environment is inspiring. After the sun sets, the studded night sky generates deep conversations with friends and family.
Thanks to the Antiquities Act, which celebrates its 118th anniversary today, the opportunity to protect cherished places like these from future extractive and harmful operations is possible.
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The Antiquities Act -- one of our most powerful tools for land conservation -- is a bipartisan bill that was signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. The Act
allows U.S. Presidents to designate existing federal public lands as national monuments using a Presidential Proclamation.
Ask President Biden to designate more national monuments to celebrate the anniversary of this important legislation! <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=a39a13e9ad8529211ad74857efa078df48b5cf9137
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National monument designations are intended to help safeguard public lands and waters that have cultural, historic, ecological, and scientific importance and to ensure that future generations
can discover, learn and enjoy these places. Since its inception, 18 U.S. Presidents from both parties have used the Act to create or expand national monuments.
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The proposed Chuckwalla National Monument would help protect Painted Canyon and the surrounding areas for generations to come. Designating this monument would protect approximately 620,000
acres of public lands in southern California to the south of Joshua Tree National Park. The area features rocky mountain ranges, steep slot canyons, desert wash woodlands, palm oases
and encompasses the traditional homelands of many Indigenous Tribes.
The proposed monument has garnered support from the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, the Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe, the Cahuilla Band of Indians, the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe,
the Colorado River Indian Tribes, and the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians. This is one of many national monument campaigns across the country that Sierra Club chapters are
working on.
If you haven't yet, please take a moment to ask President Biden to designate more national monuments, including Chuckwalla National Monument. <http://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=a39a13e9ad8529219
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by visiting a national monument near you. Future generations will thank you as we all continue to explore, enjoy and protect the rich tapestry of life and preserve the history of our
treasured national monuments. We look forward to seeing you out in the wild!
Thank you,
Moises Cisneros (he/him)
Senior Campaign Organizer
Sierra Club
Joan Taylor (she/her)
California/Nevada Desert Committee Chair
Sierra Club
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