5 Dec
2011
5 Dec
'11
5:19 p.m.
On 12/5/11, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
The NPS and national parks were all created by Congress. -- Joe
Yes, but sometimes the process is forced and started outside of Congress. The President has the authority to create national monuments, sans Congress. Some parks have evolved from those monument designations. Lake Clark National Park in Alaska comes to mind as an example.