Spectacular National Monuments in California and Nevada

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Spectacular National Monuments in California and Nevada

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Starlight illuminates petroglyphs in the Mount Irish Archaeological District.
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Cholla cacti in the Mount Irish Range.
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A hiker scrambles across rocks in the Mount Irish Range.
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A red-tailed hawk takes flight over the Seaman Range.
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Wild flowers in the White River Narrows.
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Sunset in the Golden Gate Range looking west over Garden Valley.
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Wintertime view across Cold Canyon.
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Water tumbles down the Eel River.
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The view across Pope Canyon to Cedar Roughs.
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Press Releases & Statements July 10, 2015

Pew: Community Support Key to New National Monument Designations

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Press Releases & Statements July 10, 2015

The Pew Charitable Trusts applauds President Barack Obama’s plan to proclaim three new national monuments: Basin and Range National Monument, which will cover more than 704,000 acres in Nevada, 110 miles north of Las Vegas; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, encompassing about 330,780 acres, less than 100 miles from both the Sacramento and San Francisco metropolitan areas; and the Waco Mammoth archeological site in West Texas. The Nevada monument is larger than any other land monument the president has designated to date.

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