Natural History Wanderings

The Los Angeles Times reported that  President Obama has officially designated 346,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountains as a new national monument.

The monument, formed by re-designating about half of the Angeles National Forest, will be managed by the U.S. Forest Service. It comes with no new government money, although advocates hope funds will come from public and private donations and from adjusting the Forest Service budget.

Read full story at Obama officially designates San Gabriel Mountains a national monument – LA Times.