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    Craters Of The Moon

    National Monument & Preserve Idaho

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"Craters of the Moon Natural History Association is a non-profit organization
dedicated to assisting the National Park Service in interpretive, scientific,
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Did You Know?

kipuka

Searing lava flows that initially destroyed everything in their path today protect the last refuges of intact sagebrush steppe communities on the Snake River Plain. These islands of vegetation, known as kipukas, provide important examples of what is "natural".