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San Gabriel Mountains Forever
Member of San Gabriel Mountains Forever, a coalition working to protect the San Gabriel Mountains and rivers; he’s also a Senior Regional Representative for the Wilderness Society
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Daniel Rossman
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FROM Daniel Rossman
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How might the national monuments in California change? Today Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke sent President Donald Trump his recommendations for changes to more than two dozen national monuments, including San Gabriel Mountains. He said he didn’t want to eliminate any of them, but will press to change some of their boundaries.
Which Way, L.A.?
San Gabriel Monument Slow to Clean Up Its Act Almost a year ago, President Obama designated the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains as a National Monument, creating expectations for federal oversight of 350,000 acres of wilderness. Today’s Los Angeles Times reports , “overflowing trash bins, broken marijuana pies, graffiti and road kill.” Daniel Rossman is Senior Regional Representative for the Wilderness Society and a member of San Gabriel Mountains Forever.
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