Tribal leaders hail Berryessa Snow Mountain monument expansion, sacred land renaming

Federal elected officials joined tribal nations and community leaders recently to celebrate new protections to sacred land and wildlife corridors through the expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.

The monument was expanded by a May 2 proclamation issued by President Joe Biden, which added over 13,000 acres of federal public land to the monument — almost the size of Manhattan — in part to protect sacred tribal land within what was formerly the Walker Ridge parcel. The proclamation also returned the Walker Ridge parcel to its original name, “Molok Luyuk,” meaning Condor Ridge.