• Source: San Juan Islands National Monument

      • 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.


      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.


      See also


      List of national monuments of the United States


      References



      "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

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