Spring 2017

These Lands Are Now Your Lands

Spring 2017: These Lands Are Now Your Lands

Since 1906, 16 presidents have employed the Antiquities Act to designate 157 public lands and historic places. That tradition of conservation continued under President Barack Obama, who established 29 monuments in his two terms. Here they are.

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ILLUSTRATION BY MATT BRASS

This article appeared in the Spring 2017 issue

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