Antiquities Act: actions_under_antiquities_act.csv

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This table contains the data behind the story Trump Might Be The First President To Scrap A National Monument.

This data was compiled by the National Parks Conservation Association and includes national monuments that were created by presidents by under the Antiquities Act. It does not include national monuments created by Congress.

Header Definition
current_name Current name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
states State(s) or territory where land is located
original_name If included, original name of piece of land designated under the Antiquities Act
current_agency Current land management agency. NPS = National Parks Service, BLM = Bureau of Land Management, USFS = US Forest Service, FWS = US Fish and Wildlife Service, NOAA = National Oceanic and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
action Type of action taken on land
date Date of action
year Year of action
pres_or_congress President or congress that issued action
acres_affected Acres affected by action. Note that total current acreage is not included. National monuments that cover ocean are listed in square miles.

Sources: National Parks Conservation Association and National Parks Service Archeology Program

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12 rows where current_agency = "USFS"

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Link rowid ▼ current_name states original_name current_agency action date year pres_or_congress acres_affected
107 107 Part of Tongass National Forest Alaska Old Kasaan USFS Established 10/25/16 1916 W. Wilson 43
108 108 Part of Tongass National Forest Alaska Old Kasaan USFS Transferred to Forest Service 7/26/55 1955 84th Congress  
188 188 Part of White River National Forest Colorado Holy Cross National Monument USFS Established 5/11/29 1929 H. Hoover 1,392
189 189 Part of White River National Forest Colorado Holy Cross National Monument USFS Redesignated under Forest Service 8/3/50 1950 81st Congress  
254 254 Part of Tongass National Forest Alaska Admiralty Island National Monument USFS Established 12/1/78 1978 J. Carter 1,100,000
271 271 Part of Tongass National Forest Alaska Misty Fjords National Monument USFS Established 12/1/78 1978 J. Carter 2,285,000
272 272 Part of Tongass National Forest Alaska Misty Fjords National Monument USFS Redesignated within Tongass National Forest 12/2/80 1980    
287 287 Part of Sequoia National Forest California Giant Sequoia National Monument USFS Established 4/15/00 2000 W. Clinton 327,769
316 316 Chimney Rock National Monument Colorado   USFS Established 9/21/12 2012 B. H. Obama 4,726
326 326 San Gabriel Mountains National Monument California   USFS Established 10/10/14 2014 B. H. Obama 346,177
330 330 Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument California   USFS Established 7/10/15 2015 B. H. Obama 330,780
334 334 Sand to Snow National Monument California   USFS Established 2/12/16 2016 B. H. Obama 154,000

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CREATE TABLE "antiquities-act/actions_under_antiquities_act" (
"current_name" TEXT,
  "states" TEXT,
  "original_name" TEXT,
  "current_agency" TEXT,
  "action" TEXT,
  "date" TEXT,
  "year" INTEGER,
  "pres_or_congress" TEXT,
  "acres_affected" TEXT
);