![]() ![]() The two new national monuments that Biden designated Tuesday mark the second and third sites Biden has designated as president under the Antiquities Act of 1906. “They have always been - and always will be - essential to our heritage as a people, and essential to our identity as a nation.” New national monuments “Our national wonders are literally the envy of the world,” Biden said. He spoke of major accomplishments in establishing federal protections for the Tongass National Forest and Bristol Bay in Alaska, Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, and Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off coastal Massachusetts.īiden also said federal investments in farmer-led efforts have conserved 50 million acres of private land through the Department of Agriculture’s Conservation Stewardship Program. Climate advocates protested outside the Interior Department on Tuesday during Biden’s remarks.īiden said that unprecedented investment in conservation - more than $10 billion through the bipartisan infrastructure law and the Inflation Reduction Act - is helping the nation protect outdoor spaces and historical sites while adapting to climate change.īiden touted that his administration has conserved more public land and waters in its first two years than any president since John F. "We feel like, people are wanting to see something in our town.The president’s comments come after the administration approved a controversial ConocoPhillips oil drilling project in Alaska on March 13, angering climate advocates and supporters who accused him of breaking his promise on no new drilling for oil and gas developments. "One of our goals is to stop as many of those cars as we can coming through," Clifton said. "Ĭomanche Mayor Ronnie Clifton hopes the statue will encourage tourists driving along Hwy 377 to stop in town. "One of the track ways will be illustrated on the Kiosk that will be set up. "We've got a variety of track ways in Comanche County," said Comanche Elementary School Principal Curtis Stahnke. That honor went to the school's first grade class, who earned the most money. They were encouraged to participate with several prizes being awarded, including naming the dinosaur. ![]() ![]() Students from Comanche Elementary School raised more than $3,000 in two weeks to pay for the project. "It would bring people to the park, to enjoy the park, so we partnered together with the school to raise money." "We thought it would be educational," said Nancy Tindol, president of PEG. Jones partnered with Park Enhancement Group, an organization in Comanche that is working to further develop Comanche City Park's landscape. Revitalize Comanche helped orchestrate this project after researchers at Southern Methodist University revealed the discovery. Several local groups made the 9-foot statue possible. The average track was 21 inches long and 15 inches wide." "When those waters receded, what was left behind was the most extensive dinosaur find. "In 1926, Comanche County had an extremely bad flood," said Fredda Jones with Revitalize Comanche. (GALLERY: Tracy the dinosaur to be installed at Comanche City Park) A dinosaur statue of a Theropod will be unveiled next week at Comanche City Park after months of preparation. ![]()
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