| Salinas Natural Monument | |
|---|---|
 The mountains of Salinas in Bambang | |
.svg)  Location in Luzon .svg) Location in the Philippines | |
| Location | Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines |
| Nearest city | Santiago |
| Coordinates | 16°22′14″N 121°1′5″E / 16.37056°N 121.01806°E |
| Area | 6,675.56 hectares (16,495.7 acres) |
| Established | May 18, 1914 (Forest reserve) November 29, 1926 (Deer refuge) April 23, 2000 (Natural monument) |
| Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
The Salinas Natural Monument is a natural monument comprising saline springs and forested mountains in southern Cagayan Valley in the Philippines. It is one of four protected areas in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya spanning an area of 6,675.56 hectares (16,495.7 acres) in the municipalities of Bambang, Kayapa and Aritao.[1] The park was established on May 18, 1914, as the Salinas Forest Reserve covering the Salinas Salt Springs and surrounding forest through Executive Order No. 44 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison.[2] In 1926, through amendments made in Proclamation No. 53 by Governor-General Leonard Wood, the forest reserve was re-established as the Salinas Deer Refuge.[3] Salinas was finally declared a natural monument in 2000 under the National Integrated Protected Areas System through Proclamation No. 275 by President Joseph Estrada.[4]
- ^ "Region 2 - Protected Areas". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Pamphlets on Forestry in the Philippine Islands, Vol. 1". Forgotten Books: London. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "2004 Statistics on Philippine Protected Areas and Wildlife Resources". Department of Environment and Natural Resources Biodiversity Management Bureau. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 275" (PDF). Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 25, 2014.