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House passes preservation bill on a bipartisan vote. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803 seeks to conserve 1 million acres of public land in California, much of it in Southern California. HR 803 incorporates two local measures, including the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act that will protect the Angeles National Forest, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35915
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 27, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
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Huge California conservation bill heads to vote in Congress today. The Protecting America's Wilderness and Public Lands Act, or House Resolution 803, seeks to preserve 1 million acres of public land in California. Part of it is the San Gabriel Mountains and Rivers Protection Act, authored by Rep. Judy Chu-D. to extend the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument designation by adding 109,143 acres of the western front-facing Angeles National Forest. This includes popular hiking areas within Chantry Flat, located just north of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 26, 2021
Pages
p. A1, A8
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Congress
Conservation
Environment
Legislation
San Gabriel Mountains
Schiff, Adam
Collection
Newspaper Index
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U.S. Senator Alex Padilla seeks wilderness protections, introduced in a bill covering 1 million acres of land and 500 miles of rivers. Padilla's bill incorporates the San Gabriel Mountains Foothills and Rivers Protection Act, written by Representative Judy Chu, D-Pasadena. Under this provision, the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, established by President Barack Obama in 2014 will be expanded by 109,143 acres to include front facing portions of the Angeles National Forest north of Sierra Madre and Arcadia and into the forest's western edge near Santa Clarita.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35959
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 4, 2021
Pages
p. A5
Subjects
Angeles National Forest
Chu, Judy
Conservation
Crowfoot, Wade
Forests
Obama, Barack
San Gabriel Mountains
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Newspaper Index
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