Stretching from the California-Nevada border to the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the proposed Avi Kwa Ame National Monument would protect Mojave Desert lands of immense cultural, ecological, and recreational value.
Designating Avi Kwa Ame a national monument would not only protect 380,000 acres of land sacred to multiple tribes from large-scale development but would also protect threatened wildlife such as the elusive desert tortoise—which rely on the rocky foothills and sandy ground of the Mojave Desert to construct dens underground.
Presidents from both sides of the aisle have used the Antiquities Act to protect hundreds of millions of acres of America’s most significant cultural and recreational landscapes as national monuments. Many of the public lands that we know and love—such as Grand Canyon and Arches National Parks—were first protected as national monuments! Without the foresight of past presidents, these places may not be the beautiful landscapes they are today.
Now is the perfect time to act. President Biden pledged to protect thirty percent of America’s lands and waters by 2030, and he can help meet this promise by protecting Avi Kwa Ame.
Help protect this culturally significant and biologically diverse landscape now—send your letter to President Biden to designate Avi Kwa Ame as a national monument today!