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Your Newest National Monument: Virginia’s Fort Monroe designated at last!

November 1, 2011 By William H. Meadows

Supporters of Fort Monroe National Monument

Credit: Lindsey Levick

What does Fort Monroe, Virginia, have in common with places like Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly and Colorado’s Canyon of the Ancients? These days quite a lot. That’s because Fort Monroe was officially designated the nation’s newest national monument on Nov. 1. Now this old civil war fort joins the ranks of highly celebrated historic and natural sites managed by National Park Service.  Region:  Northeast Read more

Your future National Monuments: Help us protect more

June 8, 2011 By Ryan Bidwell

Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona

Credit: Courtesy BLM

Can you imagine if some of our greatest national monuments had never been created? What would have become of the giant trees in California’s Giant Sequoia National Monument? The vistas and valleys of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly? The cultural treasures, of New Mexico’s Bandelier National Monument?  Or even the historic memories of the birthplace of George Washington? Read more

The Antiquities Act: The President Protecting the Land

April 8, 2011 By Emily Diamond-Falk

Imagine if, with the stroke of a pen, the President of the United States could protect a place like the Statue of Liberty or the Grand Canyon? Thanks to the Antiquities Act, s/he can! Read more

America’s Great Outdoors Live Chat with Secretaries Salazar and Vilsack

March 15, 2011 By Emily Diamond-Falk

On Thursday March 17 at 2:00 pm ET, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will take questions during a live chat on America’s Great Outdoors (AGO). Read more

Creating National Monuments: Learn about the special tradition behind these grand legacies

March 4, 2010 By Dave Slater

Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Courtesy BLM.

National Monuments and the Antiquities Act have been in the news quite a bit lately because of a manufactured controversy that misrepresents a leaked memo to suggest incorrectly that the Obama Administration has imminent plans to use the Antiquities Act to create a slew new National Monuments. Read more