Jun 9, 2025 | Look West Newsletter
Sunday marked the 119th anniversary of the Antiquities Act of 1906, the landmark conservation law that has been used by presidents of both parties to protect areas with cultural, historic, or scientific significance as national monuments. But national monuments face... 
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... 
Nov 22, 2024 | Look West Newsletter
President Joe Biden has created more national monuments in a single term than any president since Jimmy Carter left office in 1981—and there is still time to do more before he leaves office. One of President Biden’s first moves in office was to restore Bears...