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Walnut Canyon National Monument is located within the largest contiguous ponderosa pine forest in the world. Two other major forest communities - pinyon-juniper and riparian - are also important here and throughout the region. Additional information on each is available through the links below.

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More about the pinyon-juniper forest

More about the ponderosa pine forest

More about the riparian forest

Assessment of Forest Health in the Southwest, USFS, ed. Dahms & Geils
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