The Carrizo Plain National Monument
390303 05: Clouds near dry Soda Lake turn to pink as the sun sets at the Carrizo Plain National Monument, June 1, 2001. President Bill Clinton established the national monument in his final days in office to save the last large remnant of the aboriginal ocean of grassland that once covered central California. In late March, President George W. Bush announced his intention to review the Carrizo with an eye toward opening the monument to oil exploration. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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