Gold Butte National Monument

On December 28, 2016, President Obama protected Gold Butte as a National Monument of 296,937 acres. The new monument (click here for a map) has Lake Mead National Recreation Area to its south and west and the Nevada-Arizona border to its east. Contained within the new National Monument are Lime Canyon and Jumbo Springs Wilderness Areas already designated by Congress. Senator Reid and Congresswoman Titus both had encouraged the President to protect the area of vast archaeological resources and red rock scenery.

"Management of public lands has made headlines since the attempted gather of Cliven Bundy's cattle a year and a half ago. For more than 20 years, his cows have been grazing illegally on more than 300,000 acres of public land owned by all Americans. That land includes Gold Butte, a beautiful area of the desert between Lake Mead and Mesquite..." [By Chris Giunchigliani and Kelvin Atkinson; Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal]