Biden's National Monument Designations in Nevada and Texas Spark Controversy.

President Biden established a new national monument in the Mojave Desert along California’s border with Nevada, protecting an area sacred to Native American tribes that is also home to big horn sheep, Joshua tree forests, desert tortoises, ancient petroglyphs and other unique features. The 506,000-acre monument is located on federally owned property mostly overseen by the Bureau of Land Management in Clark County, Nevada, including much of the state’s southern point, about 30 miles south of Las Vegas. The area is named the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument, which in the Mojave language means “Spirit Mountain.”