Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument comprises 344,476 acres stretching for one hundred miles from the tip of San Francisco Bay. For two decades, Tuleyome has spearheaded the coalition to create, protect and preserve the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument and its newest addition, the Molok Luyuk expansion granted by President Biden on May 2, 2024. The Monument, jointly managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service has been challenged by development, mining and illegal off-highway vehicle use.
The Monument is home to more than 30 tribes with cultural ties to the land, as well as some smaller tribes not formally recognized. Recreation managed within the Monument includes camping, fishing, hiking, OHV use, hunting, mountain biking and bird watching as well as wildflower and wildlife viewing.
Monument status on its own will not ensure durable protection. Advocates and stakeholders are now focused on development of a Management plan that protects place and resources. The planning process is complex, working with two different federal agencies and the many communities within the Monument. Tuleyome will engage with the 30+ tribes in the region to see if and how they want their voices to be included in the plan’s development and future management of the landscape.
