In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and deserts from mining and energy development.

Biden signed proclamations designating a monument in Southern California's and another in far northern California.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday will establish a set of new two national monuments in fire-plagued California days before he's set to exit the White House, according to U.S. officials.