Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Chiricahua monument in Arizona is now the 64th US national park

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan support</p><p>An area of towering rock spires in south-eastern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/arizona" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Arizona</a> known among Native Americans as the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/chir/learn/nature/index.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Land of Standing-Up Rocks</a> has become the nation’s newest national park.</p><p>Legislation to create Chiricahua national park was sent to the White House and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a> signed it on Tuesday. It passed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Congress</a> with bipartisan backing and is now the 64th US national park.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/chiricahua-monument-arizona-new-national-park" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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