Lucille
02-12-2016, 03:55 PM
Government greed.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-grants-monument-status-vast-swath-calif-desert-050220712--politics.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well as provide recreational opportunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others.
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In all, he will name three specific regions national monuments — Mojave Trails, Castle Mountains (both in the Mojave Desert) and Sand to Snow in the Sonoran Desert.
The White House says the designations will nearly double the amount of public land Obama has granted national monument status since taking office.
"In addition to permanently protecting incredible natural resources, wildlife habitat and unique historic and cultural sites, and providing recreational opportunities for a burgeoning region, the monuments will support climate resiliency in the region ... ," the White House said in a statement.
The designations will also connect those regions to other protected government land, including Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve and 15 other federal wilderness areas
Mojave Trails National Monument, at 1.6 million acres, is by far the largest of the three new ones.
Interesting timing. I guess they had their reasons for arresting those ranchers before this announcement.
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-grants-monument-status-vast-swath-calif-desert-050220712--politics.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Barack Obama is granting national monument status to nearly 1.8 million acres of scenic Southern California desert, a move the White House says will maintain in perpetuity the region's fragile ecosystem and natural resources, as well as provide recreational opportunities for hikers, campers, hunters and others.
[...]
In all, he will name three specific regions national monuments — Mojave Trails, Castle Mountains (both in the Mojave Desert) and Sand to Snow in the Sonoran Desert.
The White House says the designations will nearly double the amount of public land Obama has granted national monument status since taking office.
"In addition to permanently protecting incredible natural resources, wildlife habitat and unique historic and cultural sites, and providing recreational opportunities for a burgeoning region, the monuments will support climate resiliency in the region ... ," the White House said in a statement.
The designations will also connect those regions to other protected government land, including Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve and 15 other federal wilderness areas
Mojave Trails National Monument, at 1.6 million acres, is by far the largest of the three new ones.
Interesting timing. I guess they had their reasons for arresting those ranchers before this announcement.