Environmental

Interior Secretary Salazar Designates National Natural Landmarks in California, West Virginia

Lake Shasta Caverns, Ice Mountain Added to List of Natural Wonders

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WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2012.  As part of the 50th anniversary of the National Natural Landmarks Program this month, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has designated Lake Shasta Caverns, a pristine cave in northern California, and Ice Mountain, an unusual geological phenomenon called glacière talus in West Virginia, as national natural landmarks.

“With the addition of these two outstanding sites, we now have 593 national…

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