The lands being sought for monument status encompass more than 1.2 million acres, the largest being the proposed Chuckwalla national monument on more than 620,000 acres.
Brandy McDaniels of the Pit River Nation stated, 'Time is running out,' emphasizing the urgency to protect ancestral lands from potential harm under the new administration.
Environmentalists are pushing Biden to set aside 1.4 million acres between Sequoia-Kings Canyon and Yosemite national parks, dubbed the Range of Light national monument.
The Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe seeks to establish the 390,000-acre Kw'tsán national monument, highlighting the cultural significance of the lands abutting the Colorado River.
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