Biden has created six new monuments and expanded or restored more. He’s had a particular emphasis on protections called for by tribes.

Tribal representatives in California are calling on President Biden to designate three national monuments before he leaves office, including the proposed Chuckwalla National Monument, which stretches from the east end of the Coachella Valley to the Colorado River.

A group of North Dakotans is asking President Biden to designate the Maah Daah Hey as a National Monument before Jan. 20, 2025, using the Antiques Act.

If designated by the Biden administration, the Maah Daah Hey National Monument would encompass 139,000 acres of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands.