Our own Arches National Monument is another. It was a national monument when I was a kid and no one except people who lived in Monticello or Blanding knew where Moab was…maybe a couple of people in Green River. Times have changed. On Dec 5, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Chuck Hards wrote:
On 12/5/11, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
The NPS and national parks were all created by Congress. -- Joe
Yes, but sometimes the process is forced and started outside of Congress.
The President has the authority to create national monuments, sans Congress. Some parks have evolved from those monument designations. Lake Clark National Park in Alaska comes to mind as an example.
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