Today, nearly 30 outdoor bloggers came together to publish posts in support of our national monuments on the 111th anniversary of the Antiquities Act. We called it ‘A Monumental Day of Blogging’ and ask readers to defend #MonumentsForAll by submitting a public comment during the national monuments review.
Here’s what we wrote:
- Deeply Personal—Why I Care About National Monuments – Just Get Out More
- Five Reasons to Love National Monuments – Nightborn Travel
- A Monumental Fight – AZ Day Hiker
- Rio Grande del Norte National Monument – Nature Tech Family
- Pro Tips: Tommy Caldwell Talks Public Lands – Little Grunts
- In the Heart of the Creek – Mike Off the Map
- Dear Mr President – The Zesty Traveler
- A Monumental Day of Blogging – Parks and Points
- A Monumental Day – West Coast Hiker Girl
- Hands Off Our National Monuments – Campfire Guy
- Celebrating National Monuments For All of Us – Val in Real Life
- Why You Should Be Championing #MonumentsForAll – Inner Compass
- National Monuments: The Bears Ears Debate and How You Can Help – Sun Kissed Hiker
- What is a National Monument & Why Should You Care? – Bearfoot Theory
- Speak Out For Our National Monuments Under Review – Terra Galleria
- Dear Secretary Zinke – Wilderness Within Her
- National Monuments, Public Lands & Wilderness – Southwest Dude
- Public Comment on the National Monument Review – Modern Hiker
- Hikes Across America’s Monumental Day of Blogging – Hikes Across America
- New York National Monuments: What Are They? – Backcountry Petite
- Monuments For All—Help Save Our National Monuments – G Who Travels
- My National Monuments Public Comment & How You Can Submit Your Own – Explore With Heather
- Two Monumental Reasons To Fight: Grand-Staircase Escalante & Bears Ears – The Modern Outdoors
- A Monumental Day For Our Nation – A Gray(t) Adventure
- The Antiquities Act: A Monumental Success – Illuminations from the Attic
- 4 Lesser Known National Monuments and Historic Sites of Arizona – Hiking the Trail
Thank you to everyone who submitted comments during the comment period. Even though we were largely ignored by Sec Zinke in his attack on Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, the remaining national monuments have been spared—for now, at least.
Thank you!!