On the border of New Mexico and Southern Arizona, travelers along Interstate 10 can explore a mountaintop oasis in the middle of the desert. Known as a sky island, Chiricahua National Monument towers ...

Over 730,000 people visit Colorado National Monument each year. It was established in 1911 under the Antiquities Act. Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA America’s public lands, from its majestic national parks ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created under ...

Here’s the low-down… When you think of the most famous and scenic American road trips, which come to mind? It's hard to beat the legacy and mythology of Route 66-even if it's seen better days. A close ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires, President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American ...

Driving north of Taos and Tres Piedras, New Mexico, and headed toward the Colorado line, I’d seen the sign for Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, but I’d never turned off. Now in July loaded with ...

Native American and conservancy groups disagree with the expected change — -- The Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is home to tall red cliffs, deep canyons, mesas, desert land and the two ...

President Joe Biden was in Southern California to announce the creation of two new national monuments honoring tribal lands. The monuments aim to protect tribal heritage, sacred sites, and natural ...

SALT LAKE CITY — It's not a question of if, but when President Trump will sign another executive order to shrink the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments. He ...

A new analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association reveals more than 1,300 mine claims exist within the boundaries of units managed by the National Park Service. In total, 3,700+ claims ...