Point Arena Community Celebrates Monument Designation
Channel: BLMCALIFORNIA BLMCALIFORNIA
Date: 2014-03-19

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joined hundreds of community members to celebrate President Obama's designation of the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands as part of the California Coastal National Monument.

The celebration took place near the historic lighthouse at Point Arena, a destination for an estimated 40,000 people every year who come to enjoy the spectacular views along the Mendocino coastline in Northern California. Secretary Jewell was joined by Bureau of Land Management Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze, White House Council on Environmental Quality Acting Chair Mike Boots, BLM California State Director Jim Kenna, and local community and business leaders.