Land preserve in the Coastal Ranges of California
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
is a
national monument of the United States
comprising 344,476 acres (139,404 ha) of the
California Coast Ranges
in
Napa
,
Yolo
,
Solano
,
Lake
,
Colusa
,
Glenn
and
Mendocino
counties in
northern California
.
[1]
Cache Creek Wilderness
is located within the monument.
Creation
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The national monument was created by a proclamation issued on July 10, 2015 by President
Barack Obama
under the
Antiquities Act
.
[1]
Obama also signed proclamations creating two other national monuments (the
Basin and Range National Monument
in
Nevada
and the
Waco Mammoth National Monument
in
central Texas
) the same day. The monument, originally 330,780 acres, is jointly managed by the
Mendocino National Forest
of the
U.S. Forest Service
and the
Bureau of Land Management
.
[1]
The proclamation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument came after a campaign for the area's designation, supported by a coalition of counties and cities in the region (many of which passed resolutions of support), the
California State Legislature
, the
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians
, state and local political leaders, local newspaper editorial boards, conservationist and environmental organizations, recreation groups, local business owners and landowners.
[2]
[3]
[4]
On May 2, 2024, President
Joe Biden
expanded the monument by 13,696 acres to include an 11-mile ridgeline called Molok Luyuk.
[5]
[6]
[7]
Description
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The monument extends approximately 100 miles (160 km) from Mendocino County to mountains on either side of
Lake Berryessa
in Yolo and Napa counties.
[8]
The monument includes the
Snow Mountain
,
Cache Creek
and the Cedar Roughs
Wilderness areas
.
[9]
[10]
The monument, along with the lake, take their name from the
Berryessa family of California
, a historically prominent
Californio
family of the
Bay Area
.
Lake Berryessa itself was not included within the monument's boundaries due to critics' concerns over the possibility that the use of motorized boats, watercraft and
Jet Skis
could be restricted at some point in the future.
[11]
Ecology
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Wildlife in the region includes
bald eagles
,
golden eagles
,
black bears
,
mountain lions
,
tule elk
,
black-tailed deer
,
northern spotted owl
,
marten
,
fisher
,
California Coastal chinook salmon
, and
Northern California steelhead
.
[12]
The area is also home to some of the world's
rare plants
, described as "particularly delicate serpentine plants clinging to otherwise barren and rocky mountainsides."
[12]
[13]
The high-elevation Snow Mountain area is one of the most
biologically diverse
regions in California.
[13]
[8]
Native American history
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The area has cultural and historical, as well as ecological, significance. The region has been inhabited by linguistically diverse
Native American
tribes for 11,000 years ? including the
Yuki
,
Nomlaki
,
Patwin
,
Pomo
,
Huchnom
,
Wappo
,
Lake Miwok
and
Wintun
indigenous peoples.
[13]
See also
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References
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- ^
a
b
c
Secretaries Vilsack and Jewell Laud President Obama's Designation of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
(press release), United States Department of the Interior (July 10, 2015).
- ^
Cart, Julie (January 15, 2015).
"Activists choose broad path to preserve Berryessa-Snow Mountain area"
.
Los Angeles Times
.
- ^
"80,000 public comments support for Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument"
.
The Salmon River Mountain Press News
. December 18, 2014.
- ^
Supporters
and
About Us: Coalition Parties
, BerryessaSnowMountain.org (retrieved July 13, 2015).
- ^
"A Proclamation on Expanding the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, 2024"
.
The White House
. 2024-05-02
. Retrieved
2024-05-03
.
- ^
"FACT SHEET: President Biden Expands San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument"
.
The White House
. 2024-05-02
. Retrieved
2024-05-03
.
- ^
Wigglesworth, Alex (2024-05-02).
"San Gabriel Mountains National Monument expands by more than 100,000 acres"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
2024-05-03
.
- ^
a
b
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia (March 11, 2016).
"Celebrate Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument"
.
Davis Enterprise
. Retrieved
14 March
2016
.
- ^
"Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Map"
(PDF)
. BerryessaSnowMountain.org. 2015. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 12 July 2015
. Retrieved
11 July
2015
.
- ^
Murdock, Andy (November 19, 2015).
"The joys of isolation at nearby Berryessa Snow Mountain monument"
.
SF Gate
.
- ^
Rogers, Paul (July 10, 2015).
"Obama establishes new national monument in Northern California"
.
San Jose Mercury News
.
- ^
a
b
Peter Fimrite,
President Obama to protect huge Berryessa wildland
,
San Francisco Chronicle
(July 10, 2015).
- ^
a
b
c
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument
, U.S. Forest Service . accessed July 14, 2015.
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