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Article: Statement on Signing Proclamations for the Vermilion Cliffs and the Craters of the Moon National Monuments.(Transcript)(Brief Article)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- November 20, 2000
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November 9, 2000
Today I am pleased to sign proclamations extending greater protection to two irreplaceable pieces of America's natural and cultural heritage, the Vermilion Cliffs in northern Arizona and the Craters of the Moon in central Idaho. With this action, nearly one million acres of unique natural and historic resources already in public ownership are fully protected.
The Vermilion Cliffs monument covers 293,000 acres of Federal land on the Colorado Plateau in northern Arizona. Humans have explored and lived on this geologic treasure since the earliest known hunters and gatherers crossed the area 12,000 or more years ago. California condors, ...