BOISE, Idaho — A presidential order expanding the boundaries of two national monuments in the West has renewed attention to whether the federal government is even able to manage its existing monument lands protected since 2016.that dramatically expanded the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument outside Los Angeles and the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument north of San Francisco.
But today, in some corners of the West, there's growing criticism that Democratic administrations are creating monuments effectively in name only."The only trace of a national monument at Gold Butte is the entrance sign," says Patrick Donnelly, Great Basin director for the Center for Biological Diversity.this Spring over its alleged failure to implement management plans for the Gold Butte and Basin and Range national monuments in Nevada. Both were designated under Obama.
"There are a lot of questions around whether the federal government can manage the current swath of land that it's taken under its wing," says Derek Monson, chief growth officer with the conservative Utah think tank, the Sutherland Institute.
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