Help us Expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument!
Elected officials, community leaders, and local residents in the Los Angeles region are joining Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Representative Judy Chu (CA-28) in calling on President Biden to add 109,000 acres of public lands to the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument.
Please join us in urging President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument!
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The San Gabriel Mountain Range
provides
of all open space
for L.A. County
Provides
of L.A.’s
drinking water
Welcomes
visitors per year
(more than Yosemite N.P.)
The San Gabriel mountain range provides green space recreational opportunities for the over 18 million people that live within a 90-mile radius of the monument.
The Nature For All coalition is comprised of local and national non-profits that together have worked to protect public lands, promote open and green spaces throughout Los Angeles, and connect Angelenos to nature in their neighborhoods and beyond. In 2008, the coalition began its focus on protecting the public lands and rivers of the San Gabriel Mountains. The San Gabriel mountain range provides green space recreational opportunities for the over 18 million people that live within a 90-mile radius of the monument.
On June 26th, 2023, Senator Padilla and Representative Chu introduced legislation to call on President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The Antiquities Act is a 1906 law that grants U.S. Presidents the ability to designate federal public lands, waters, and cultural and historical sites as national monuments with a Presidential Proclamation.
SANGABRIELMOUNTAINSFOREVER.ORGOn June 26th, 2023, Senator Padilla and Representative Chu introduced legislation to call on President Biden to use the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The Antiquities Act is a 1906 law that grants U.S. Presidents the ability to designate federal public lands, waters, and cultural and historical sites as national monuments with a Presidential Proclamation.
For Angelenos, the San Gabriel Mountains have been a lifelong connection to nature,” said Senator Padilla. “For many low-income families in the Los Angeles area, this is the only access they have to green space and the educational and health benefits that come with it. And it is critical that we protect these public lands to promote environmental justice in our communities. That is why we are urging President Biden to use his authority under the Antiquities Act to fulfill the complete vision of permanently protecting the San Gabriel Mountains and all of their natural wonders.
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (CA)
The San Gabriel Mountains are among the most pristine and beautiful public lands in the country, and they are right here next to one of the nation’s densest and most park-deprived population centers,” said Rep. Judy Chu. “I’m so grateful to the diverse, vibrant group of leaders of this more than 20-year movement to protect the San Gabriel Mountains, and I hope that President Biden will recognize the importance of these lands by designating the western Angeles National Forest as part of the National Monument. From increased access to nature for underserved communities to protecting the source of one-third of LA County’s drinking water, our region’s economy, health, and environment will extensively improve from such a designation by the President.”
U.S. Representative Judy Chu (CA28)
In 2014, President Obama designated approximately 346,177 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument. This was a critical step towards permanently protecting the mountains. Since then, community support has continued to grow for safeguarding important public lands that were not included in the original designation.
The proposed expansion area is considered the gateway to the Angeles National Forest. This expansion will help increase equitable access to nature, improve public health for local residents, address the climate and biodiversity crises, help fulfill the 30×30 initiative federally and in California, and honor the cultural and historical significance of the landscape.
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