Interior secretary decides: Leave Sand to Snow Monument alone (Hi-Desert Star)

Hi-Desert StarAugust 16th, 2017 9:46 pm...“Sand to Snow National Monument has retained the protections it deserves, and the Interior should use the same judgment for our other national monuments,” said Danielle Segura, executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust.The land trust mounted a campaign to convince Zinke to let Sand to Snow and Mojave Trails stay as-is. The nonprofit is running ads in newspapers today, including the Hi-Desert Star and the paper in Zinke’s hometown.Another new monument with ties to the Morongo Basin is still under review: the Mojave Trails National Monument, which includes Amboy Crater. Like Sand to Snow, Mojave Trails was created by President Barack Obama in February 2016...Read Full Article