The case for national monuments - High Country News
Chuckwalla National Monument's desert landscape reveals subtle seasonal patterns through repeated visits, hosting protected oases, diverse plant communities, and ancient human-etched rocks.
Calif.'s newest national monument targeted by Texas group in lawsuit
A lot of people drive on Interstate 10 and they see a desolate landscape, and it looks like nothing could survive out there, but this area has been life-sustaining since time immemorial.