This July 18, 2013 photo shows seals laying on rocks of marine terraces on property which is newly protected in Mendocino County near the town of Point Arena, Calif. A 409 acre piece of coastal land near the town of Point Arena, Calif. (Mendocino County) President Barack Obama is fulfilling a State of the Union pledge to preserve more federal lands by adding more California coastline to a national monument. Obama on Tuesday, March 11, 2014 signed a proclamation permanently protecting some 1,665 acres in Northern California's Mendocino County, just north of Point Arena. He says he wants to make sure the land is cherished and preserved for future generations. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Brant Ward)
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