The move bans oil and gas drilling, mining, and other industrial activities on vast swaths of public land in California.

and is home to 50-plus rare species of plants and animals like the desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard — which the monument is named for, the White House said in a statement.

and is home to 50-plus rare species of plants and animals like the desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard — which the monument is named for, the White House said in a statement.

April 28, 2024 Besides its namesake, the Chuckwalla lizard, the area is home to bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, kangaroo rats, burrowing owls and jackrabbits. A Center for American Progress ...

home to over 50 rare species such as desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard. Biden discussed taking his children to national monuments to 'witness the majesty, the beauty,' calling them ...

and is home to 50-plus rare species of plants and animals like the desert bighorn sheep and the Chuckwalla lizard — which the monument is named for, the White House said in a statement.