A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to designate thousands of acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota's first national monument.

A group of North Dakota native citizens and conservationists are asking President Joe Biden to make roughly 140,000 acres of undeveloped federal land in western North Dakota a national monument.

If designated by the Biden administration, the Maah Daah Hey National Monument would encompass 139,000 acres of the Dakota Prairie Grasslands.

In a story published Nov. 22, 2024, about a national monument proposed in North Dakota, The Associated Press erroneously reported the National Park Service would manage the monument. The U.S.