I'd like to point out the difference between national parks and national monuments. Creating a national park requires an act of congres, creating a national mo

I'd like to point out the difference between national parks and national monuments. Creating a national park requires an act of congres, creating a national monument only takes an executive order[1]. I can imagine states are much more worried about executive orders as opposed to acts of congress. [1] https://vault.sierraclub.org/planet/199611/nationalpark.asp https://vault.sierraclub.org/planet/199611/nationalpark.asp