President Joe Biden has announced the creation of two California national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites -- a swathe of desert significant to native tribes and a dormant volcano -- as national monuments on Tuesday, advancing his record of conserving more U.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will establish two new national monuments in fire-plagued California, days before he's set to exit the White House, according to U.S. officials.

Biden has federally protected 1,053,125 square miles of land and ocean in his term — an area nearly four times the size of Texas.

President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribes.

President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California in part to honor two tribes.

In the closing days of his administration, Biden plans to travel to California to dedicate the Chuckwalla National Monument, sources said.

In last days of his presidency, Biden adds more protected sites to a long list of conservation accomplishments

Proclamations set to be signed Tuesday will create the Chuckwalla National Monument in Southern California near Joshua Tree National Park and the Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California.

The Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands National Monument will protect more than 848,000 acres of public lands