Jan 15, 2025 | Westwise Blog
Voters want national monuments protected in perpetuity, as promisedWith President-elect Donald Trump about to take office, America’s national monuments are once again in danger. Project 2025, the policy handbook written by former Trump officials, clearly lays out a... 
Jan 10, 2025 | Report, Westwise Blog
The culmination of four years of progress cements President Biden’s legacy as the greatest conservation president in modern history On January 20, 2025, Joe Biden’s presidency will come to a close. Since his inauguration exactly four years earlier, he has raised the... 
Dec 4, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
President Joe Biden has used the Antiquities Act to create six new national monuments since taking office—more national monuments in a single term than any president since Jimmy Carter. Through these designations, Biden has made progress toward the national goal of... 
Nov 26, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
A coalition of conservation groups and Tribal representatives is calling on President Joe Biden to designate nearly 140,000 acres of Badlands as North Dakota’s first national monument. The proposed Maah Daah Hey National Monument would include 11 non-contiguous units... 
Oct 18, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
A new interactive report from the Center for Western Priorities explores the history of opposition to eight national parks and monuments. The Wrong Side of History envisions the destruction that could have been if these places weren’t protected. Despite...