Protect Sáttítla

01/31/2026

Designation of Sáttítla Highlands National Monument was a milestone, not the finish line.

Come join us for a public event that will look back at one year since the designation and a panel discussion about what is ahead for our local community as we all work to steward these lands.

🗓️ Date & Time: February 4, 6pm to 8pm
📍 Location: Shasta College, Redding
📝 Registration: Not required
💵 Cost: Free
🚗 Parking: $2

The conversation will focus on decades of work led by the Pit River Tribe and partners, and how stewardship, care, and community engagement will continue into the future.

We'll have Sáttítla Highlands National Monument material available.

Hosted by Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center with partners including Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter Shasta Group and the California Native Plant Society Shasta Chapter.

04/01/2025

Great story in the Siskiyou News about this past weekend's celebration. Give it a read >>

The historic McCloud Dance Hall drew over 200 people on Saturday for the Sattitla Highlands National Monument Celebration. Many indigenous people from the Pit River Nation and Modoc Tribes joined with Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center to spearhead this project from when President Biden announ...

03/29/2025

Hundreds packed into the McCloud Dancehall this afternoon to celebrate the recent designation of Sáttítla Highlands National Monument. There is lots of excitement and optimism about the future and what the monument means for the local community.

03/26/2025

Looking back on this important moment. We look forward to celebrating the new monument this coming weekend...and every day going forward. 😉

03/21/2025

The friends of Sáttítla Highlands National Monument invite you to come celebrate the designation of the new monument and protection of these sacred Pit River homelands for all future generation.

While some recent news stories created a bit of confusion - the monument HAS been designated and there is lots to celebrate!

Come join the fun, enjoy food, cultural sharing, and learn with the community how we can work together to continue to protect this important Tribal cultural landscape into the future.

BE SURE TO RSVP so we can best plan for food and activities >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPFMEeV_aOGC3gVd2usBD9GUsQWApJpAqh3pDdqikqNmpRTQ/viewform

02/25/2025

Have you shared your favorite Sáttítla Highlands experience yet? The lands in this new monument have long been special to our local community. What's your favorite memory from the Highlands? 👣🚶‍♀️🎒🦋🐾🌿

We're beyond excited about the new Sáttítla Highlands National Monument in California! 🌟 Have you visited before or after its designation? Share your favorite experience in this stunning newly protected area!

02/03/2025

We are thankful for our partners California Trout and Trout Unlimited for their relentless work alongside the Pit River Tribe to protect Sáttítla. They recently shared a great piece about the long journey and the many, many reasons to protect these lands.

"Overall, there was overwhelming support at the listening session, and we saw an outpouring of local business support for the monument including fly fishing guide services and fly shops who serve the Fall River and Upper Sacramento."

"The Pit River Tribe's extensive restoration work and advocacy throughout their territory has enhanced fisheries and water resources that serve not just their people, but many Californians, by supporting recreational opportunities to providing clean water and hydroelectric power for communities downstream. The campaign to establish Sáttítla Highlands National Monument builds on their legacy of environmental stewardship benefitting various communities."

READ MORE>>

For generations, the volcanic highlands of northeastern California have held profound significance for the Pit River Tribe, who know this sacred landscape as Sáttítla. In January 2025, these lands gained permanent protection when former President Biden designated them as Sáttítla Highlands Natio...

01/07/2025

MAJOR news >> President Joe Biden is designating Sáttítla Highlands National Monument on January 14.

This designation honors decades of advocacy by the Pit River Nation, the local community, & allies who’ve fought to protect these sacred lands.

Read the White House's announcement >>

President Biden has now conserved more lands and waters than any President in history and has created the largest corridor of protected lands in the lower

12/27/2024

“Being in nature can make you feel small, but here you feel even smaller.” – Nick Joslin, geologist and advocate for Sáttítla

“When you’re there, you really do feel like you’re in another world… deep black, but shiny like diamonds.” – Brandy McDaniels, Pit River Tribe

These powerful words capture the profound beauty and importance of Sáttítla. For generations our people have turned to this land for healing and connection.

The Pit River Tribe and our partners continue to call on President Biden to honor and protect these ancestral lands as Sáttítla National Monument before the end of his term. This isn’t just about protecting land—it’s about preserving identity, heritage, and the sacred places that sustain us all.

📖 Read The Guardian’s feature on this urgent effort to protect Sáttítla >>

Environmental groups are also petitioning Biden to protect Sáttítla, Kw’tsán and Chuckwalla in California

12/17/2024

Recently hundreds of people joined the Pit River Nation at a public listening session held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Forest Service to share community input about the proposal to establish Sáttítla National Monument.

The support for is growing day by day.

Read more about the support the proposal is receiving at >> www.protectsattitla.org/press/hundreds-pack-public-listening-session

12/06/2024

"Sáttítla provides life—fresh water for millions, habitats for endangered species, and sacred spaces for the Pit River Tribe."

In a recent op-ed for in commemoration of National Native American Heritage Month, Pit River Nation Chairman Yatch Bamford urged President Biden to protect Sáttítla’s irreplaceable landscape by designating it as a National Monument.

You can read the piece in both English and Spanish by following the link!

Yatch Bamford: Ahora es el momento para que el presidente Biden tome medidas decisivas y designe a Sáttítla como un Monumento Nacional.

12/04/2024

ICYMI: The public health community has joined Sáttítla National Monument’s growing list of supporters.

50+ public health professionals and organizations sent an open letter to President Joe Biden in support of the Pit River Nation's efforts to

Protecting public lands = protecting public health.

Designating Sáttítla National Monument would ensure continued access to nature, prevent unwanted pollution from industrial scale development, and protect a water source for millions of people.

Read the full letter >>

Health experts stand with the Pit River Tribe and underscore the urgent need to protect this culturally significant landscape for the sake of community and regional health. A group of more than 50 public health professionals, including 7 organizations, today sent a joint letter to President Joe