Obama to create Colo. national monument

Source: Politico



President Obama is set to score some points with greens in a pivotal swing state this week with his third national monument designation under the Antiquities Act.

Via the Denver Post:

President Barack Obama will designate Chimney Rock as a national monument Friday —a move that will help preserve the 4,726 acres in southwestern Colorado, administration officials told The Denver Post Wednesday.

Chimney Rock comprises a chunk of the San Juan National Forest and is surrounded by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

The land will be managed by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Forest Service and White House officials said they will work with the tribes in the area.

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He will also score some points with the Native Americans:

Chimney Rock lies on 4,100 acres of San Juan National Forest land surrounded by the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. The site was home to the ancestors of the modern Pueblo Indians 1,000 years ago and is of great spiritual significance to these tribes. Their ancestors built over 200 homes and ceremonial buildings high above the valley floor, probably to be near the sacred twin rock pinnacles.