Live Monumental: Mojave Trails, CA

Footwear brand Keen is advancing a proposition that’s both shockingly simple and casually consequential: collect 100,000 signatures on a single, enormous yellow scroll to protect 5 different U.S. locations as national monuments. With a combined 3 million acres crying out for protection, the boots-on-the-ground, signatures-on-the-scroll roadshow is marching steadily toward Washington, D.C. Powered by Keen but dependent on the people, the LIVE MONUMENTAL petition deserves more than passing interest.

Ohwyee Canyonlands, OR

From Keen:

“One of North America’s most unique landscapes, the Mojave Desert is home to desert tortoises, bighorn sheep, and a wide array of rare and unique species. Like the Gold Butte region, the Mojave Trails area is also a bridge to our Native American roots, offering hikers an opportunity to engage with a landscape virtually unchanged for thousands of years. While hikers and other human powered recreationists are drawn to this area, so are those who wish to travel on the historic and scenic Route 66. Protecting this area would also preserve the most pristine, undeveloped remaining stretches of this historic route.”

Connect with the caravan but add your signature today (as in, now).

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Where to find the caravan:

8/25 - Mojave Trails, CA
9/18 - Birthplace of Rivers, WV
9/23 - Washington DC