National Monuments Archives | Hills For Everyone

Antiquities Act of 1906

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on June 8, 2025 with No Comments

The Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected scores of culturally and archeologically significant landscapes through National Monument designations. Today marks the 119th anniversary of this important federal law. What National Monument is on your wish list to visit? Established by President Theodore Roosevelt, the Antiquities Act of 1906 gave acting U.S. presidents the authority to set aside culturally and archeologically significant sites as National Monuments. In the first four years of the Antiquities Act, 27 sites were protected, with a … Read More

Threats to Public Lands

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 12, 2025 with No Comments

Hills For Everyone remains concerned about staffing cuts and other impacts to our federally protected lands. There are known consequences to the landscape when staff shortages exist.☎️If you care about public lands, call or email your federal elected officials. Tell them to defend public lands, rehire staff, and reinstate budgets.➡️Congressional Leaders➡️Senators📢Attend the April 19th Rally and focus your message on “Hands Off Our Public Lands!” California has 25.6 million protected acres. The federal government protected 20.6 million of them in … Read More

April 2024 E-Newsletter

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on April 15, 2024 with No Comments

The Hills For Everyone e-newsletter features upcoming Earth Day events, a tribute to Councilmember John Beauman, a description of why the poppies didn’t bloom, and context on the local National Monument campaigns. View our E-Newsletter.

National Monument Campaigns

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on March 28, 2024 with No Comments

Today we heard from Resources Legacy Fund staffer Matt Keller about five active National Monument campaigns in California. One of them is in our area–the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. If successful, this designation would add protections to 109,000 acres to federal lands.

Trump Adminstration Spares SoCal Monuments (So Far)

by Melanie Schlotterbeck on September 21, 2017 with No Comments

On the “good news” front: Southland monuments may be spared from size reductions. The closest National Monument to the Puente-Chino Hills Wildlife Corridor (the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument) was NOT included in the list of monuments proposed for reduction. We must remain attentive to this issue, so stay tuned. Learn more in this San Gabriel Valley Tribune article.