Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks.

#TarillionSlotCanyon
#OrocopiaMountainsReserve
#ChuckwallaNationalMonument
#CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks. #TarillionSlotCanyon #OrocopiaMountainsReserve #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #CoachellaValley

Hiking by myself in the Tarillion Slot Canyon, Orocopia Mountains Reserve, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 13, 2026. Had second thoughts as slot grew narrower and saw fallen rocks.

#TarillionSlotCanyon
#OrocopiaMountainsReserve
#ChuckwallaNationalMonument
#CoachellaValley

Hiked the Mecca Hills Grotto Trail, Orocopia Mountains Wilderness, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Mountains Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, February 8, 2026. #MeccaHillsGrottoTrail #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #MeccaHillsOrocopiaMountainsConservationArea

Hiked the Mecca Hills Grotto Trail, Orocopia Mountains Wilderness, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Mountains Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, February 8, 2026. #MeccaHillsGrottoTrail #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #MeccaHillsOrocopiaMountainsConservationArea

Hiked the Mecca Hills Grotto Trail, Orocopia Mountains Wilderness, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Mountains Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, February 8, 2026.

#MeccaHillsGrottoTrail #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #MeccaHillsOrocopiaMountainsConservationArea

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours yesterday and drove to the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026.

#PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours today and hiked around the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026. #PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours today and hiked around the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026. #PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours today and hiked around the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026. #PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours today and hiked around the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026. #PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

Got away from all the sheit for a few hours today and hiked around the Painted Canyon Trailhead, February 6, 2026.

#PaintedCanyon #MeccaHillsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca #CoachellaValley

I went hiking and exploring one of the slot canyons in the Box Canyon yesterday, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, January 23, 2026. #MeccaHillsWilderness #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca

I went hiking and exploring one of the slot canyons in the Box Canyon yesterday, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, January 23, 2026. #MeccaHillsWilderness #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca

I went hiking and exploring one of the slot canyons in the Box Canyon yesterday, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, January 23, 2026. #MeccaHillsWilderness #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca

I went hiking and exploring one of the slot canyons in the Box Canyon yesterday, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, January 23, 2026. #MeccaHillsWilderness #OrocopiaMountainsWilderness #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #Mecca

I went hiking and exploring one of the slot canyons in the Box Canyon yesterday, Mecca Hills Wilderness, Chuckwalla National Monument, Mecca, January 23, 2026.

#MeccaHillsWilderness
#OrocopiaMountainsWilderness
#ChuckwallaNationalMonument
#Mecca

Established in January 2025, #ChuckwallaNationalMonument includes lands sacred to five groups of Native peoples that harbor wildlife the Center has defended for decades — including bighorn sheep, desert tortoises, desert kit foxes, and the monument’s namesake lizards.

Dan Torongo of Brighton, Michigan,
has filed a lawsuit trying to claim that Cali's long sought after designation of the #ChuckwallaNationalMonument takes AWAY from recreation, an outright lie. He already holds a small mining claim there that is completely unaffected. gearjunkie.com/outdoor/chuc...

Can Biden's Final Desert Safeguard Survive the Legal Storm? In a heated clash over conservation and presidential power, a lawsuit challenges President Joe Biden's last-minute designation of the Chuckwalla National

Will Biden's final desert safeguard hold up against the legal storm? Dive into the fight for California's sacred lands and wildlife! ⚖️🌵
#CaliforniaDesert #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #JoeBiden

#PublicLands #PublicLandsInPublicHands #ProtectOurParks #California #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #SáttítlaHighlandNationalMonument

The Trump Administration has yet to make a decision on the #ChuckwallaNationalMonument. But one thing is certain: if the designation is rescinded, we’ll fight like hell to defend it.


Read the full story in the Desert Sun: www.desertsun.com/story/news/e...

Trump seeks to eliminate two California national monuments President Donald Trump issued an executive order that sought to eliminate two national monuments in California.

The #SáttítlaNationalMonument & #ChuckwallaNationalMonument cover nearly 850,000 acres of desert and mountainous land in CA. Then #PresidentJoeBiden, established the monuments at the request of state lawmakers & tribal organizations to prevent mining, drilling and energy development in the area.

Trump reversed the order declaring #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

What a pig.

Desert Holly budding and blooming, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #holly #DesertHolly #MeccaHillsOrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Desert Holly budding and blooming, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #holly #DesertHolly #MeccaHillsOrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Desert Holly budding and blooming, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #holly #DesertHolly #MeccaHillsOrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Desert Holly budding and blooming, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#flower
#flowers
#Nature
#holly
#DesertHolly
#MeccaHillsOrocopiaConservationArea
#ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Red-tailed Hawk perusing its domain, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #bird #birds #Nature #Wildlife #birdsus #Hawk #hawks #RedTailedHawk #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Red-tailed Hawk perusing its domain, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #bird #birds #Nature #Wildlife #birdsus #Hawk #hawks #RedTailedHawk #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Red-tailed Hawk perusing its domain, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #bird #birds #Nature #Wildlife #birdsus #Hawk #hawks #RedTailedHawk #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Red-tailed Hawk perusing its domain, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #bird #birds #Nature #Wildlife #birdsus #Hawk #hawks #RedTailedHawk #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Red-tailed Hawk perusing its domain, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#bird
#birds
#Nature
#Wildlife
#birdsus
#Hawk
#hawks
#RedTailedHawk
#MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Turtleback bloom, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #Turtleback #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Turtleback bloom, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #Turtleback #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Turtleback bloom, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #Turtleback #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Turtleback bloom, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#flower
#flowers
#Nature
#Turtleback
#MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Hiking excursion yesterday in a canyon in the Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #Nature #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Hiking excursion yesterday in a canyon in the Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #Nature #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Hiking excursion yesterday in a canyon in the Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #Nature #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Hiking excursion yesterday in a canyon in the Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #Nature #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Hiking excursion yesterday in a canyon in the Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#Nature
#MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Wand Holdback budding and blooming, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #WandHoldback #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Wand Holdback budding and blooming, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #WandHoldback #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Wand Holdback budding and blooming, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#flower
#flowers
#Nature
#WandHoldback
#MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Mecca Woodyaster bloom, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills /Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #Aster #Asters #Woodyaster #Woodyasters #MeccaWoodyaster #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Mecca Woodyaster bloom, Mecca Hills Wilderness Area, Mecca Hills /Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025. #flower #flowers #Nature #Aster #Asters #Woodyaster #Woodyasters #MeccaWoodyaster #MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

Mecca Woodyaster bloom, Mecca Hills, Mecca Hills/Orocopia Conservation Area, Chuckwalla National Monument, February 2, 2025.

#flower
#flowers
#Nature
#Aster
#Asters
#Woodyaster
#Woodyasters
#MeccaWoodyaster
#MeccaHillsWildernessArea, #MeccaHills/OrocopiaConservationArea #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

This week, I attended #CelebrateChuckwalla, hosted by Protect CA Deserts - alongside conservationists, tribal nations, renewable energy leaders, business owners, and key partners.
Thank you to all the supporters that were an integral part of getting #ChuckwallaNationalMonument designated!

Hiking in the Chuckwalla National Monument

#hiking #chuckwallanationalmonument #california #palmsprings

Hiking in the new Chuckwalla National Monument.

#chuckwallanationalmonument #hiking #outdoors #california #mecca #palmsprings

📣 Exciting Announcement! Just left the #WhiteHouse, where President Joe Biden officially designated the #ChuckwallaNationalMonument under the Antiquities Act, protecting 624,000 acres of vital desert habitat in our region.

Exploring Coffee Canyon in the Mecca Hills. #CADeserts #ChuckwallaNationalMonument

POTUS has confirmed the designation of the #ChuckwallaNationalMonument. This historic accomplishment will work to protect wildlife, boost the economy and improve the overall well-being of the community and environment.

Thank you to federal, state, local and tribal partners that helped this happen.

Wildflowers and hiking in the Colorado Desert - Corn Springs to Pilot Mountain 03/12/2023 - Kathy Wing I camped at Corn Springs Campground and then hiked to the summit of Pilot Mountain via old mining roads and the Irish Wash. The flowers were beautiful and the hike was very nice. I hikes about 13 mi...

Yeah - Chuckwalla National Monument has been established. Some photos of my last jaunt into the area: www.kathywing.com/CaliforniaHi...

#chuckwallanationalmonument

FACT SHEET: President Biden Establishes Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands National Monuments in California | The White House President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history and has created the largest corridor of protected lands in the lower

www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...

#ChuckwallaNationalMonument
#SáttítlaHighlandsNationalMonument
#California
#PresidentBiden
#TheMoabtoMojaveConservationCorridor

The #ChuckwallaNationalMonument is now a reality. I sat down with NBC Palm Springs to discuss how this designation will be a model for our nation on how to balance environmental protection with sustainable growth.

The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Connected Ecosystems and Close the Nature Gap By improving ecosystem connectivity and closing the nature gap, President Biden could cement his conservation legacy through designating Chuckwalla National Monument.

The Designation of Chuckwalla National Monument Would Protect Ecosystems & Close the Nature Gap

www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

#Politics #USPolitics #Climate #Environment #ClimateCrisis #ChuckwallaNationalMonument #NationalMonuments #Nature #Outdoors #Ecosystems #Animals #Wildlife

I’m excited to share my Valley Voice column in The Desert Sun highlighting the importance of making the #ChuckwallaNationalMonument a reality.