List of potential National Monuments of the United States
The President of the United States can establish a national monument by presidential proclamation, and the United States Congress can by legislation. The Antiquities Act of 1906 authorized the president to proclaim "historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific interest" as national monuments.[1]
Interior Department memorandum
In a 2010 "Not for Release" memorandum by the United States Department of the Interior the following areas were listed in the "Prospective Conservation Designation" attachment as "good candidates for National Monument designation under the Antiquities Act":[2]
| Name | Location | Area [note 1] | National Monument established? |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael Swell | Utah | 
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| Montana's Northern Prairie | Montana | 2,500,000 acres (1,000,000 ha) | |
| Lesser Prairie Chicken Preserve | New Mexico | 58,000 acres (23,000 ha) |
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| Berryessa Snow Mountains | California | 330,780 acres (133,860 ha) |  July 15, 2015
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| Heart of the Great Basin | Nevada | ||
| Otero Mesa | New Mexico | 1,200,000 acres (490,000 ha) |
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| Northwest Sonoran Desert | Arizona | 500,000 acres (200,000 ha) |
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| Owyhee Desert | Oregon/Nevada | ||
| Expansion of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument | California | ||
| Vermillion Basin | Colorado | ||
| Bodie Hills | California | ||
| The Modoc Plateau | California | ||
| Cedar Mesa region | Utah | 256,000 acres (104,000 ha) | |
| San Juan Islands | Washington | 1,000 acres (400 ha) | March 25, 2013
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In subsequent attachments in the same draft, "areas worthy of protection that are ineligible for Monument Designation and unlikely to receive legislative protection in the near term" and "cost estimates" of "high priority land-rationalization efforts" were listed.[2]
Potential National Monuments or Protected Areas
| Proposed Name | Photo | Location | Area | External information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Woods[3] | Maine | 3,200,000 acres (1,300,000 ha) | RESTORE the North Woods National Resources Council of Maine | |
| Rocky Mountain Front[3] | 
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Montana | 275,000 acres (111,000 ha) | Save the Front |
| Boulder-White Clouds[note 2] | 
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Idaho | 570,000 acres (230,000 ha)[3] | BoulderWhiteClouds.org The Wilderness Society |
| Owyhee Canyonlands[note 3] | 
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Oregon | 2,100,000 acres (850,000 ha)[3] | Oregon Natural Desert Association |
| Greater Canyonlands[note 3] | Upper Comb Wash in Greater Canyonlands | Utah | 1,800,000 acres (730,000 ha)[3] | Greater Canyonlands Coalition Map |
| Greater Grand Canyon Heritage [4] | 
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Arizona | 1,700,000 acres (690,000 ha) | Greater Grand Canyon Watershed Grand Canyon Waters, at the Abyss (New York Times) |
Notes
References
- ↑ 16 U.S.C. § 431 § 432, and § 433. U.S. Code collection. Cornell University Law School. Retrieved on 11 February 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Prospective Conservation Designation: National Monument designation under the Antiquities Act" (PDF). Congressman Rob Bishop's House.gov website. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Wuerthner, Georg (6 June 2014). "A Tentative List of Potential National Monuments". The Wildlife News. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ↑ Clark, Roger (14 October 2015). "3 Things about the New Grand Canyon National Monument". Grand Canyon Trust. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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