President Biden announced yesterday that he will designate Spirit Mountain in Nevada, also known as Avi Kwa Ame, as a national monument. The monument will be large, covering about 450000 acres, or slightly over700 sq miles, making it the second largest monument in size in Nevada, after Basin and Range, it will be the 5th monument in the state, and the fifth created in Nevada since 2014 Given its importance to many native tribes, it is a important step to conserving areas sacred to native peoples, along with making progress towards Biden’s 30 percent conservation pledge. This is Bidens second monument, moving him past Trump on the monuments created list and tying him with JFK. Still much more to be done, but a good day on the Conservation front