Biden signs expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain Nat’l Monument, honoring tribes

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation expanding the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, the White House announced this week.

In a statement Thursday, the White House said the expansion, which was authorized by Biden under the Antiquities Act, honors “Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples through the protection of this sacred California landscape and its historically and biologically important features, while conserving our public lands and growing America’s outdoor recreation economy.”