Editorial: Your National Monuments Are Not Secure from the Next Trump Administration

The Antiquities Act has been used by 18 presidents across party lines to protect 164 important spots around the U.S. In Maine, in 1916 President Wilson established Sieur de Monts National Monument, which became Acadia National Park. A century later, President Obama established Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. Now, activists are urging the Biden-Harris Administration to proclaim the Frances Perkins Homestead in Newcastle a national monument. However, Project 2025 calls for rolling back or removing protections for national monuments by a Trump Administration, and repealing the Antiquities Act so future presidents cannot protect cultural treasures. RESTORE and other conservation advocates are preparing to oppose rollbacks of our public lands protections. You can help by supporting those groups and by urging your representatives in Congress to create new national parks and to uphold federal protections for your national monuments, national parks, and other public conservation lands.