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Article: Statement by the President on Protecting the Vermilion Cliffs and the Craters of the Moon Monmuments
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- U.S. Newswire
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- November 9, 2000
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following was released
today by the White House
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
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 ...