Ted,
Here is what Dickhead wants to destroy:
California Coastal National Monument
840 miles
Thousands of islands, rocks and reefs provide habitat for imperiled wildlife, including the brown pelican and Steller sea lion.
Created Jan. 11, 2000
Pinnacles National Monument
7,900 acres
Adds to the 16,300 acres containing unusual rock formations and wildlife, including Golden Eagles.
Expanded Jan. 11, 2000
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
164,000 acres
Contains highest known density of archaeological sites in the United States.
June 9, 2000
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument
52,000 acres
At the convergence of Klamath and Cascade Mountains, it is one of America’s most biologically diverse areas.
Created June 9, 2000
Hanford Reach National Monument
195,000 acres
Along the last free-flowing U.S. stretch of the Columbia River, it provides spawning habitat for Chinook salmon.
Created June 9, 2000
Ironwood Forest National Monument
129,000 acres
Contains strands of iron-wood trees, which can live more than 800 years, and many species of desert wildlife.
Created June 9, 2000
Giant Sequoia National Monument
328,000 acres
Protects 34 groves of ancient sequoias, which are among the largest trees on earth.
Created April 15, 2000
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
1 million acres
Includes deep canyons, mountains and buttes on the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
Created Jan. 11, 2000
Agua Fria National Monument
71,100 acres
Contains extensive prehistoric ruins including petroglyphs, terraced agricultural areas and rock pueblos.
Created Jan. 11, 2000
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
1.7 million acres
Contains labyrinthine canyons, colorful cliffs and high desert plateaus with few roads or trails.
Created Sept. 18, 1996
Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
293,000 acres
Humans have explored and lived in this area since the earliest known hunters and gatherers crossed the area 12,000 or more years ago.
Created Nov. 9, 2000
Santa Rosa/San Jacinto National Monument
272,000 acres
Home to more than 500 plant and animal species, including the federally listed Peninsular bighorn sheep.
Created Oct. 24, 2000
Craters of the Moon National Monument
661,000 acres
Expands monument containing volcanic craters cones, lava flows, caves and fissures of the 65-mile-long Great Rift, a geological feature that is comparable to the great rift zones of Iceland and Hawaii.
Expanded Nov. 9, 2000
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
377,000 acres
Covers the only major portion of the river preserved in its natural, free-flowing state. It also is the premier segment of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. Plateaus, cliffs and coulees provide habitat for antelope, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs and elk.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Pompeys Pillar National Monument
51 acres
Along the Yellowstone River, it is part of the Lewis and Clark Historic Trail. Clark carved his name and date into the pillar’s sandstone surface. The pillar also bears Native American drawings and other historical inscriptions.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Carrizo Plain National Monument
204,000 acres
These rolling grasslands between San Luis Obispo and Bakersfield are home to wildlife, including several endangered species, and American Indian sacred sites.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Minidoka National Monument
Covers a World War II-era Japanese-American internment camp.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Sonoran Desert National Monument
486,000 acres
Contains mountain ranges separated by wide valleys and a large saguaro cactus forest.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
The light-colored cone-shaped tent rock formations near Santa Fe are the products of explosive volcanic eruptions that occurred between 6 million and 7 million years ago.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
U.S. Virgin Island Coral Reefs National Monument
12,000 acres
Covers Caribbean ecosystem within a three-mile belt off of St. John, including Hurricane Hole and areas north and south of St. John.
Created Jan. 17, 2001
Buck Island Reef National Monument
Now covers more than 18,000 marine acres of submerged federal lands off St. Croix within a three-mile belt around Buck Island.
Expanded Jan. 17, 2001
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