San Juan Islands National Monument

National monument in Washington, United States

San Juan Islands National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the Salish Sea in the state of Washington. The monument protects archaeological sites of the Coast Salish peoples, lighthouses and relics of early European American settlers in the Pacific Northwest, and biodiversity of the island life in the region. The monument was created from existing federal land by President Barack Obama on March 25, 2013 under the Antiquities Act.^[1][2][3]

Geography

The national monument consists of approximately 75 separate sites totaling roughly 1,000 acres (4 km²) in area. They are managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management as part of the National Landscape Conservation System.^{[4][unreliable source?]}

See also

• List of national monuments of the United States

References

1. Brunner, Jim (March 25, 2013). "Obama creates San Juan Islands National Monument: read the proclamation". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
2. "Obama makes it legal on San Juan Islands National Monument". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
3. Richard, Terry (March 25, 2013). "San Juan Islands in Washington site of new national monument by presidential proclamation". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
4. "Frequently Asked Questions: Which lands will be protected?". Proposed San Juan Islands National Monument. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. San Juan Islands National Monument: Plan Your Visit, United States Bureau of Land Management, retrieved 2013-04-20
6. Presidential Proclamation -- San Juan Islands National Monument, The White House (Office of the Press Secretary), March 25, 2013
7. "Get to know your BLM lands", WA Wild blog, Washington Wilderness Coalition, May 22, 2012, archived from the original on 2013-06-02
8. Federal Register (PDF), United States Government Printing Office, June 12, 2003, p. 35237

• "NCA or National Monument? One will protect sooner", San Juan Islander, February 29, 2012, archived from the original on June 30, 2013, retrieved March 7, 2016
• "San Juan Islands National Monument" (PDF), Factsheet, United States Bureau of Land Management Spokane District Office/Wenatchee Field Office, 2013, retrieved 2013-04-15
• BLM Lands of San Juan County (PDF), San Juan County Committee for National Conservation Area (CNCA), September 4, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016, retrieved 2013-04-18
• Wilderness character inventory — San Juan archipelago (PDF), United States Bureau of Land Management Spokane District Office/Wenatchee Field Office, November 2011, retrieved 2013-04-19

External links

• San Juan Islander - daily news site
• BLM−Bureau of Land Management.gov: official San Juan Islands National Monument website
  • BLM.gov: Factsheet of San Juan Islands National Monument — including map.
• Islanders for the San Juan Islands National Monument
• Presidential Proclamation -- San Juan Islands National Monument, The White House (Office of the Press Secretary), March 25, 2013