National parks like Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon preserve the rare, natural beauty of our country.
In recognition, President Barack Obama recently
designated three new national monuments in California: the Castle Mountains National Monument, Sand to Snow National Monument, and Mojave Trails National Monument.
We wanted to take a look back in history at the presidents who pioneered some of America’s first and most important national parks. You can check them out below:
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