“A few minutes of joyriding” through Death Valley dunes caused “significant damage” to rare plants, some of which are only found in the national park, rangers said.

The designations, postponed for a week due to the California wildfires, protect 800,000 acres in the Chuckwalla National ...

President Biden designates Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands as national monuments, protecting Native American heritage and ...