Biden to expand two California national monuments Thursday

President Biden will expand two new national monuments in California Thursday morning, the White House confirmed. President Obama first designated the two monuments, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. A White House official confirmed that the expansion, reported by The Hill in April, will protect some 120,000 acres between the two monuments. Biden’s proclamation will also rename the Snow Mountain monument’s central ridge from Walker Ridge to Molok Loyuk. According to a White House fact sheet, the proclamation will protect another 105,919 acres...