Nature Conservancy Applauds Designation of Avi Kwa Ame National Monument
March 22, 2023
March 22, 2023
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 (TNSgov) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news release on March 21, 2023:
The designation of a national monument for Avi Kwa Ame protects a national historical and scientific treasure. In addition to honoring a traditional lifeway and sacred place for the Mojave, Chemehuevi and some Southern Paiute people, the Avi Kwa Ame area is one of the remaining unprotected, ecologically intact areas in the Mojave Desert. Protecting the landscape as a n . . .
The designation of a national monument for Avi Kwa Ame protects a national historical and scientific treasure. In addition to honoring a traditional lifeway and sacred place for the Mojave, Chemehuevi and some Southern Paiute people, the Avi Kwa Ame area is one of the remaining unprotected, ecologically intact areas in the Mojave Desert. Protecting the landscape as a n . . .