red clay hills of the Painted Desert, Photo by Marge Post


purple and white striped clay hills of Blue Mesa, Photo by Marge Post/NPS

Plants do not grow easily on the badlands clay hills. With the expansion and contraction properties of bentonite clay, surface movement discourages plants from taking root.

To learn more about badlands from an actual park ranger, click on the movie camera below.

This element provided by www.marcsteuben.com.

Ranger Marge Post
Duration: 1 minute 24 seconds

You will need Windows Media Player to view this short video.

 

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