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Walnut Canyon National MonumentDwelling along the Island Trail
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Walnut Canyon National Monument
Forests
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.
photo of Willa Cather  

Did You Know?
Willa Cather (1873-1947) is best known for her novels My Antonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop. She also wrote Song of the Lark, set at what is now Walnut Canyon National Monument.

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Last Updated: September 21, 2006 at 13:19 EST