The Antiquities Act allows presidents to protect and conserve lands and waters owned by the American people. Below are links to recent media on National Monuments and our nation’s most treasured lands. Enjoy!
July 7, 2011-The Antiquities Act is under attack! Listen to our radio ads in Ohio and Florida asking members of the U.S. House of Representatives to support this important conservation tool.
June 29, 2011, Center for American Progress - Battle Over Presidential Authority to Designate Monuments Heats Up
June 17, 2011-The Seattle Times Preserve federal lands for future generations
June 12, 2011-Idaho Statesmen Our View: An echo from the ‘War on the West’?
June 9, 2011-The Denver Post Guest Commentary: The Antiquities Act
March 22, 2011- The Oregonian Hands off the Antiquities Act
March 20, 2011- LA Times Escape Urban Stress at Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
March 18, 2011- The Denver Post Guest Commentary: The Antiquities Act
March 17, 2011- Alamogordo Daily News Otero Mesa Should be a National Monument
March 13, 2011- The Daily Press Case is Made for Extensive National Park at Fort Monroe
March 9, 2011- Winston-Salem Journal- Foxx Bill Puts Profit Over Preservation
March 6, 2011- Boulder Daily Camera- Monuments Too Permanent to be Political Pawns
March 2, 2011- The Durango Herald- Great Outdoors Plan Aims High for Lands, People
February 25, 2011- The New York Times- Preserving Wilderness
February 25, 2011- Pahrump Valley Times- Protect Your Heritage, Help Safeguard Our Future
February 23, 2011- New York Times- Recommended Reading for Republicans, Click Here for the PDF Version
February 21, 2011- The Arizona Republic- Monuments Hold Our Past, Deserve Our Respect
February 20, 2011- The Daily Green- If Some Budget Hawks Today Had Had Their Way , Click Here for the PDF Version
February 20, 2011-Seattle Post-Intelligencer- No More Grand Canyons — Restricting National Monuments
February 3, 2011- Mail Tribune- Monuments and Oranges Salazar’s Order and a Proposed Siskiyou Crest Monument have Little Connection. Click Here for the PDF Version