This proposal by the National Park Conservation Association and CALWILDS will eliminate desert mining for well over 350 active mining claims, as well as restrict recreation on hundreds of square miles of SoCal desert. If you enjoy recreation of all types and mining in our desert between the Coachella Valley and the Colorado River, to include the Eagle Mountains, please help stop this effort. The 2016 Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan already provides all the protection this area needs. The proposal was submitted to Congressman Raul Ruiz (CA-25) in September 2023 for consideration. And it has been submitted to the House as Bill HR5660, but their plan is to have President Biden sign an Executive Order to create these. Tell Congressman Ruiz and your own Congressman that you do NOT support this Monument nor Expansion by signing this petition.