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== Protection efforts == == Protection efforts ==

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Protected area in California
Sáttítla Highlands National Monument
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Obsidian rocks on Glass Mountain
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LocationSiskiyou County, California, United States
Coordinates41°30′N 121°30′W / 41.5°N 121.5°W / 41.5; -121.5
Area224,000 acres (910 km)
EstablishedJanuary 2025
Governing bodyUnited States Forest Service

Sáttítla Highlands National Monument is a national monument in the Medicine Lake Highlands of the Cascade Range of Northern California. The monument protects roughly 224,000 acres (910 km) of forest and mountain habitat in Siskiyou County from development.

In September 2024, Senator Alex Padilla introduced federal legislation to create the monument, with support from Senator Laphonza Butler.

President Joe Biden established the monument by proclamation under the Antiquities Act on January 7, 2025.

Features

Satellite image of the monument, with Medicine Lake at center

The monument protects the Medicine Lake Volcano and surrounding highlands in Klamath National Forest, Shasta–Trinity National Forest, and Modoc National Forest northeast of Mount Shasta and south of Lava Beds National Monument. These highlands provide clean water for communities downstream.

The Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway includes a segment that loops around Medicine Lake.

Protection efforts

The Pit River Tribe has spearheaded calls for land protection. The tribe has opposed development of geothermal energy in the area.

The California legislature unanimously passed a resolution in support of the monument. The Forest Service hosted a public meeting about the proposed monument in December 2024.

During a visit to the Coachella Valley on January 7, 2025, President Biden established Sáttítla Highlands National Monument along with Chuckwalla National Monument.

See also

References

  1. Sen. Padilla, Alex (2024-09-10). "S.5001 - 118th Congress (2023-2024): Sáttítla National Monument Establishment Act". United States Congress. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ^ Alexander, Kurtis (August 30, 2024). "California lawmakers urge Biden to create new national monument near Mount Shasta". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. "FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California". The White House. 2025-01-07. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  4. Friedman, Lisa (2025-01-07). "Biden to Designate Chuckwalla and Sáttítla National Monuments in California". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  5. ^ Joselow, Maxine (January 2, 2025). "Biden to create two national monuments in California honoring tribes". Washington Post.
  6. "Visitor Guide to the Medicine Lake Highlands Volcanic Area" (PDF). United States Forest Service.
  7. Alexander, Kurtis (December 23, 2023). "California's next national monument could be this remote volcanic landscape". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. "SJR-17 The Sáttítla National Monument". leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. "Public meeting draws large crowd in support of proposed Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California | The Wilderness Society". Wilderness Society. Retrieved 2025-01-02.

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