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Land Resources / News / California
Congress Urged to Protect 134000 Public Acres In and Near the Pass
Source: Banning-BeaumontPatch, by Guy McCarthy
November 11, 2011 
A proposal to create a 134,000-acre "Sand to Snow National Monument" on public lands in and near the San Gorgonio Pass received backing Thursday from the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recommended Thursday that Congress approve monument protection for the area, which includes Whitewater Canyon and Southern California's highest point, San Gorgonio Mountain. The lands also include the entire San Gorgonio Wilderness, Sonoran desert, and Big Morongo Canyon. They border three Wildlands Conservancy preserves, the Morongo Valley community, and the west end of Joshua Tree National Park. A pdf map of the area is attached to this report.
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