Your action needed to urge President Biden to protect Avi Kwa Ame as a National Monument!

Avi Kwa Ame is home to ancient Joshua trees and dramatic mountain peaks. Its natural springs, canyons, and, and grasslands provide habitat for many species found nowhere else on Earth. Rock art and cultural sites also mark the land as historically and spiritually important for local Indigenous people.

But greedy developers could soon tarnish the landscape with soot-spewing machines and noisy construction.

President Biden could give Avi Kwa Ame the same protections our National Parks receive -- and that’s what groups are asking him to do before it’s too late.

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President Biden,

The proposed Avi Kwa Ame (Spirit Mountain) National Monument spans nearly 450,000 acres of public land in southern Nevada with outstanding ecological, cultural, recreational, and scenic values. Designating these lands as a national monument would ensure their preservation for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations. I support the establishment of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument.

The proposed monument contains some of the most visually stunning, biologically diverse and culturally significant lands in the Mojave Desert and features dramatic peaks, scenic canyons, natural springs, ancient Joshua tree forests, and a rich history of rock art and other cultural sites. The proposed monument is a hotspot of botanical diversity, providing habitat for a cacophony of plants and animals, including many species found nowhere else on Earth.

The area is considered sacred by the Yuman-speaking tribes, which include the Mojave, Hualapai, Yavapai, Havasupai, Quechan, Maricopa, Pai Pai, Halchidhoma, Cocopah and Kumeyaay. The area is tied to their creation, cosmology, and well-being. Spirit Mountain, called Avi Kwa Ame by the Mojave Tribe, is located on the eastern boundary of the monument and is also a culturally important site to the Hopi and Chemehuevi Paiute.

I support the designation of the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, as it will conserve important cultural sites, protect wildlife habitat, benefit the local economy, and preserve these lands for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Sincerely,
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