27 National Monuments Are Under Review. Here Are Five to Watch.<br />Mr. Zinke has already vowed major changes to this vast expanse of Utah sandstone and red rocks<br />that Mr. Obama designated for protection, along with 300,000 acres of land in Nevada as Gold Butte National Monument, in the waning days of his administration.<br />Francisco Kjolseth/The Salt Lake Tribune, via Associated Press; George Frey/Getty Images<br />1.35 million acres | Designated by Barack Obama, 2016<br />Hailed by environmentalists and Native American groups, pilloried by conservatives<br />and many local residents, Bears Ears National Monument has become the poster child for the fight over Mr. Obama’s preservation agenda.<br />They also argue Mr. Obama did not follow the spirit of the Antiquities Act, which calls for protected<br />lands to be “confined to the smallest area compatible with proper care and management.”<br />87,563 acres | Designated by Barack Obama, 2016<br />The governor of Maine has denounced this sweeping monument in forestland that once was the heart of large-scale logging operations in the state.<br />Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images; Jonathan Ernst/Reuters<br />89.5 million acres | Designated by George W. Bush, 2006 283.4 million acres | Added by Barack Obama, 2016<br />President George W. Bush created the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (pronounced “Papa-ha-now-moh-koo-ah-kay-ah”) off Hawaii in 2006.
