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White Sands National Monument
Site Index
White Sands National Monument
2010 Schedule of Events 21-December-2009
All Other Special Park Uses 11-April-2008
Average temperature and precipitation 28-December-2005
Climate averages 28-December-2005
Contact Us 29-August-2005
Early Open Late Close 11-April-2008
Fall/Winter 2011 Newspaper 28-November-2011
Fee Waiver 2010 09-October-2010
Filming 11-April-2008
Filming/Photography Permit 2010 21-October-2010
Frequently Asked Questions 29-August-2005
Grand Opening Flyer July 2011 27-July-2011
Group Use Application 2010 28-September-2010
Group Use Area 11-April-2008
Holiday Open House 01-December-2009
Research 11-April-2008
Spring 2011 Fall Newspaper 19-September-2011
sunrise-sunset table 17-November-2006
Wedding Application 28-September-2010
Wedding Application 3/2011 19-March-2011
Weddings 11-April-2008
White Sands Blog 08-March-2011
White Sands National Monument 29-August-2005
Youth Internship Program Description 24-February-2011
For Kids
Be A Junior Ranger 27-March-2006
Be a National Park Web Ranger 25-March-2007
Climate change 13-July-2007
Fact Sheet 1 22-October-2007
Fact Sheet 2 22-October-2007
Fact Sheet 3 29-October-2007
Fact Sheet 4 29-October-2007
For Kids 18-January-2006
Fun Facts 14-September-2007
Image 0001 13-July-2007
jpeg 13-July-2007
Junior Dunes Ranger 25-March-2007
Park Fun 25-March-2007
Recommended Reading 18-September-2007
Recommended Reading - Grades 1 - 3 18-September-2007
Recommended Reading - Grades 4 - 6 18-September-2007
Recommended Reading - Middle and High School 18-September-2007
Recommended Reading - Preschool 18-September-2007
xl 13-July-2007
For Teachers
2008 Teacher Workshops 20-March-2007
2011 Education Fee Waiver Form 07-April-2011
2011 Regional TRT Flyer 08-January-2011
2011 TRT Application 08-January-2011
2012 TRT Application 15-December-2011
2012 TRT Flyer 15-December-2011
Animal Adaptation Lesson Plan 4 FEB 2012 04-February-2012
Bring Your Class to the Park 22-December-2010
Bringing a Ranger into Your Classroom 20-March-2007
Education Fee Waiver 17-June-2011
Education Fee Waiver Form 2011 07-April-2011
Educational Fee Wavier 17-June-2011
Fee Waiver Application 26-March-2007
Fee Waiver Application 2010 09-October-2010
Fee Waiver Sept 19 2011 24-September-2011
For Teachers 22-September-2006
Invite a Ranger to Class 22-December-2010
January 2012 Ranger to Classroom Form 22-January-2012
Kit Fox Lesson Plan May 2011 22-August-2011
Kit Fox Lesson Plan One 4 FEB 2012 04-February-2012
Kit Fox Lesson Plan Two 4 FEB 2012 04-February-2012
Other Teacher Resources 22-August-2011
Plant Adaptation Lesson Plan 4 FEB 2012 04-February-2012
Plant Adaptation Lesson Plan May 2011 22-August-2011
Ranger in Classroom Topics June 2011 22-August-2011
Teacher Newsletter March 2011 07-April-2011
Teacher Ranger Teacher 22-December-2010
Teacher Ranger Teacher 2010 application 04-January-2010
Teacher Ranger Teacher application 04-January-2010
Teacher Resource Bags 22-January-2012
Teacher Trunk Feedback Form May 2011 22-August-2011
Teacher Trunk Inventory Sheet May 2011 22-August-2011
Teacher Trunk Reservation Form March 2011 07-April-2011
Teacher Trunks 07-April-2011
Trunk Reservation form July 2011 22-August-2011
Visiting Schools Calendar 27-January-2011
History & Culture
A Short History of White Sands National Monument 10-September-2007
Administrative History of White Sands National Monument 21-September-2007
Cultural History of the Tularosa Basin 10-September-2007
Dunes & Dreams: Administrative History of White Sands 25-June-2011
History & Culture 22-September-2006
Selected Bibliography 18-September-2007
The Historic Adobe Visitor Center 10-September-2007
The Legend of Pavla Blanca 10-September-2007
Nature & Science
2011 Oryx Brochure 30-September-2011
A Checklist of Birds of White Sands National Monument 18-September-2007
A Checklist of Mammals, Reptiles, Amphibians and Insects of White Sands National Monument 18-September-2007
A Checklist of Plants of White Sands National Monument 17-September-2007
African Rue 21-December-2010
Amphibians of White Sands 21-December-2010
Animals 24-June-2007
Aster 17-September-2007
Bastard Toadflax painting 27-January-2009
Birds of White Sands 21-December-2010
Cane Cholla 07-February-2009
Christmas Cactus 17-September-2007
Claretcup Cactus 17-September-2007
Convergent Evolution and Divergent Selection: Lizards at the White Sands Ecotone 15-March-2008
Cottonwood 17-September-2007
Cuatro Ciénegas 28-October-2011
Current Research Brochure 2011 16-October-2011
Desert Galapagos 08-December-2008
Deserts 25-June-2007
Dune Dynamics 24-June-2008
Evolution in Action:White Animals at White Sands 15-March-2008
Exotic Animal Management (African Oryx) 18-September-2007
Exotic Plant Management (Tamarisk) 17-September-2007
False clappia 27-January-2009
Fence Lizard-Nuclear Markers 22-July-2008
Fish of White Sands 21-December-2010
Geology 21-December-2010
Geology Research 15-June-2008
Globemallow 17-September-2007
GSD Figure 3 25-June-2007
GSD header photo 25-June-2007
Gyp grama 27-January-2009
Insects of White Sands 21-December-2010
Invasive Species 21-December-2010
LiDAR Survey of Dunefield 2009 06-March-2011
Mammal Research 24-June-2008
Mammals of White Sands 21-December-2010
Mammoth footprints 21-July-2008
Mammoth Print Report 2010 06-March-2011
Mars Analog 2 23-June-2008
Mars Analog 3 23-June-2008
Mars analog 4 24-June-2008
Mice and Lizards 21-July-2008
Natural Features & Ecosystems 12-September-2011
Nature & Science 22-September-2006
Oryx 21-December-2010
Paleontology 21-December-2010
Pallid Bat - Inhibitory Mechanisms 21-July-2008
Pallid Bat - Neural Mechanisms 21-July-2008
Pallid Bat Auditory Cortex 20-July-2008
Pedestal Formation 23-June-2008
Plant Checklist - Text Only Version 17-September-2007
Plants 24-June-2007
Pupfish historical biogeography 06-July-2008
Pupfish Morphological Divergence 05-July-2008
Pupfish Parasitism 24-June-2008
Pupfish Research 24-June-2008
Pupfish-Molecular Evaluation 20-July-2008
Rabbitbrush 17-September-2007
Reptile Research 24-June-2008
Reptiles of White Sands 21-December-2010
Research 21-December-2010
Sand Verbena 17-September-2007
Sand Verbena painting 27-January-2009
SDG Figure 1 25-June-2007
SDG Figure 2 25-June-2007
SDG Figure 4 25-June-2007
Selected Bibliography 06-March-2011
Soaptree yucca 17-September-2007
Sulfur Isotope Signatures 15-June-2008
Table 1 16-September-2007
Table 2 16-September-2007
Tamarisk 21-December-2010
The Evolution of White Lizards at White Sands 15-March-2008
The Geology of Sand Dunes 10-September-2007
The Role of Phenotypic Plasticity in Color Variation of Tularosa Basin Lizards 17-March-2008
Threadleaf groundsel 27-January-2009
Tularosa Basin Model 24-June-2008
Turkey Vulture 23-September-2007
VC drawing 29-June-2007
Velvety Greggia 27-January-2009
When Can I See the Desert in Bloom? 17-September-2007
White Animal Evolution at White Sands 15-March-2008
White Animals at White Sands 16-September-2007
White Sands: A Terrestrial Analog to Dunes on Mars? 15-June-2008
WHSA 25-June-2007
WHSA Visitor Center 25-June-2007
Yellow Evening Primrose 17-September-2007
Yucca 25-June-2007
Park Management
Centennial Initiative 2016 17-August-2007
Centennial Initiative 2016 17-August-2007
Commercial Filming 07-April-2011
Commercial Filming Application 07-April-2011
Commercial Filming FAQ 07-April-2011
Dunes Drive Map updated January 2012 20-January-2012
Early Entry - Stay Late 07-April-2011
Early Entry Stay Late Application March 2011 07-April-2011
Early Entry Stay Late FAQ March 2011 07-April-2011
First Amendment 07-April-2011
General Comm Filming Conditions May 2011 22-August-2011
Group Use Application 07-April-2011
Group Use Area 07-April-2011
GUA Application July 2011 13-July-2011
GUA Form 2011 03-December-2011
Guns in Parks Brochure 17-February-2010
Historic residence fact sheet 29-January-2006
Interdune Boardwalk Executive Summary 29-January-2006
Laws & Policies 29-January-2006
Management 30-August-2005
Management Documents 07-April-2011
Missile Closures 07-April-2011
Native American Rights 07-April-2011
Past Projects 09-April-2011
Physical Resources Foundation Report 29-January-2010
Research and Collection of Resources 07-April-2011
Scattering of Ashes 07-April-2011
Special Park Uses 31-March-2008
Special Use Permit 07-April-2011
Superintendent's Compendium 02-February-2007
Wedding brochure 2011 30-September-2011
Wedding Brochure Revised January 2012 20-January-2012
Weddings 07-April-2011
White Sands Cultural Landscapes Inventory 16-April-2007
WHSA Management Strategy 2009 30-September-2011
Your Dollars At Work 29-January-2006
Park News
2011 Bike Rodeo Press Release 23-October-2011
2011 Holiday Open House Press Release 23-November-2011
Additional Course Information 21-September-2009
Applicants to World Heritage Tentative List 20-July-2007
Christmas celebration 22-November-2008
Cliff Spencer 06-January-2008
CRS Report on Yellowstone Gold Mine Issue 24-August-2007
EA for Restrooms 17-June-2011
Executive Summary 14-August-2007
Exhibit Grand Opening PR July2011 27-July-2011
Federal Register Notice 02-November-2007
Frequently Asked Questions 04-November-2006
Frequently Asked Questions about Fee Increases 05-October-2006
holiday celebration 22-November-2008
Instructor Bios 15-May-2009
Interior Secretary Kempthorne Selects World Heritage Site Nominees 25-January-2008
January 2012 Lost hikers press release 22-January-2012
Kevin Schneider named Superintendent 26-April-2008
Mars testing at WSNM 17-August-2008
Missile Closures 30-December-2010
National Park Service Centennial Challange 24-August-2007
National Park Service Centennial Challenge 24-August-2007
New Comfort Station Press Release March 14, 2011 17-March-2011
News Release Archive 17-March-2011
News Releases 17-July-2006
Park News 20-December-2005
Park Road Closures 30-December-2010
Park Seeks Public Input for Planning 27-January-2009
Photo Contest 17-August-2008
Recreational Fee Briefing Statement 06-October-2006
Sept 2011 Star Party 24-September-2011
Significant Fossil Discoveries June 2011 25-June-2011
Tentative List of World Heritage Site Nominees 02-November-2007
Upcoming Park Closures 20-December-2005
Veterans Day 31-October-2008
Visitor Fatality Press Release 17-June-2011
White Sands Institute 02-April-2009
White Sands Institute 2012 Field Seminar Proposal Form 03-October-2011
White Sands National Monument fully open for public use 15-June-2007
White Sands NM World Heritage Briefing FAQ 8-16-07 24-August-2007
White Sands NM World Heritage Briefing Statement 8.13.07 24-August-2007
White Sands Ornament 30-November-2007
White Sands Submits Nomination for World Heritage Site 24-July-2007
WHS Application, July 16, 2007 21-July-2007
WHS application, July 19, 2007, revised 21-July-2007
WHS Letters of Support 21-July-2007
World Heritage Convention and US National Parks 2001 Update 24-August-2007
World Heritage Site Criteria 20-July-2007
Yellowstone WHS report 17-August-2007
Photos & Multimedia
Animal Photos 07-February-2009
Animals 16-July-2010
Dune Scenics 16-July-2010
Dune Scenics Gallery 04-August-2010
Lake Lucero Photos 03-February-2009
Lake Lucero Photos Gallery 04-August-2010
Photo Gallery 01-September-2005
Photos & Multimedia 30-August-2005
Plants 02-February-2009
Plants Gallery 04-August-2010
Reptiles and Amphibians 08-October-2011
The Dunes 08-October-2011
Plan Your Visit
21-February-2006
10AM November 2011 Lake Lucero form 31-October-2011
2011 December Lake Lucero Form 28-November-2011
2011 December Lake Lucero Form 2pm 28-November-2011
2011 Full Moon Nights Calendar 16-April-2011
2011 Moonrise-Moonset Times 21-May-2011
2011 Schedule of Events 28-December-2010
2011 Sunrise-Sunset Times 21-May-2011
2011 Trails Brochure 10-September-2011
2012 Inbound Gate and Park Closing Times 23-November-2011
2012 Moonrise/Moonset Times 20-January-2012
2012 Schedule of Events 04-November-2011
2012 Sunrise/Sunset Times 20-January-2012
2PM November 2011 Lake Lucero Form 31-October-2011
Accessibility 27-March-2006
Alcohol Regulations 18-January-2007
Alkali Flat Trail 27-December-2005
April 2010 Monthly Events 01-April-2010
April 2011 Calendar of Events 05-April-2011
Area Campgrounds 16-September-2007
Area Camping Brochure 2011 10-September-2011
August 2011 Event Calendar 20-July-2011
Backcountry camping brochure 01-September-2010
Backcountry Camping Brochure revised January 2012 30-January-2012
Backpacking 23-March-2006
Bird Checklist 13-April-2006
Birdwatching 12-April-2006
Brochures 12-September-2011
Camping 23-March-2006
Chinese p2 29-January-2006
Chinese p3 29-January-2006
Chinese p4 29-January-2006
Chinese page 1 11-January-2006
Climate Averages 06-April-2006
Commercial Bus Reservation Form Aug 2011 09-September-2011
Commercial Bus Tour Form Revised Sept 2011 03-October-2011
Commercial Bus Tours 31-August-2005
Common Birds of White Sands National Monument 12-April-2006
Crafty Kids 28-October-2011
December 2011 Dunes@Dawn form 26-November-2011
December 2011 Events 28-November-2011
Desert Safety 27-March-2006
Desert Safety 2011 Brochure 10-September-2011
Deutsch 16-September-2007
Directions 31-August-2005
Dune Life Nature Trail 27-December-2005
Dunes at Dawn 15-October-2011
Dunes Drive Map 09-April-2011
Dunes Drive Map 2011 11-September-2011
February 2011 Monthly events 28-February-2011
February 2012 Dunes at Dawn form 28-January-2012
February 2012 Lake Lucero form 28-January-2012
February 2012 Lake Lucero form revised 28-January-2012
February 2012 Monthly Events 06-February-2012
Fees & Reservations 31-August-2005
Foreign languages 20-December-2005
Full Moon Bike Ride & Bicycling 20-January-2006
Full Moon Bike Ride Reservation Form Oct 2011 14-September-2011
Full Moon Hike Form October 27-September-2011
Full Moon Hikes 11-August-2010
Full Moon Nights 01-September-2010
In Depth home page 14-January-2006
Inbound gate and park closing times 2011 17-December-2010
Information in Other Languages 21-December-2005
Interdune Boardwalk 27-December-2005
Interpretive Programs 31-August-2005
January 2011 Events 28-December-2010
January 2012 Dunes at Dawn form 30-December-2011
January 2012 Lake Lucero Form 31-December-2011
January 2012 Monthly Events 20-January-2012
JapanesePDF 16-September-2007
July Events 27-June-2011
June Events 27-June-2011
KoreanPDF 16-September-2007
Lake Lucero brochure 17-November-2010
Lake Lucero driving map 29-January-2010
Lake Lucero Form Sept 2011 27-August-2011
lake Lucero map 11-January-2006
Lake Lucero site bulletin 02-September-2010
Lake Lucero Tours 13-October-2007
Lake Lucero travel map 05-October-2011
Le Monument National de White Sands 17-September-2007
Leave No Trace 29-July-2007
Lodging 11-April-2006
Map of Dunes Drive 25-June-2007
Maps 19-January-2006
March 2011 Monthly Events 28-February-2011
May 2011 Monthly Events 01-May-2011
Monumento Nacional de Areias Brancas 17-September-2007
Monumento Nacional de las Arenas Blancas 16-September-2007
Nearby Attractions 07-April-2006
November 10 Monthly Events 04-November-2010
November 2011 Dunes at Dawn form 28-October-2011
November 2011 Schedule of Events 04-November-2011
October 2011 Monthly Events PDF 01-October-2011
October Lake Lucero Reseravation Form 05-October-2011
Operating Hours & Seasons 27-December-2005
Other National Park Service areas in New Mexico and west Texas. 10-April-2006
Park Regulations 28-March-2006
Patio Talks 01-September-2010
Permits for Special Activities 12-February-2007
Pets 06-April-2006
Photography 27-March-2006
Picnicking 01-February-2007
Plan Your Visit 29-August-2005
Playa Trail 27-December-2005
Public Transportation 19-January-2006
Ranger Programs 01-September-2010
Revised Full Moon Nights 2011 20-July-2011
Schedule Of Events 29-August-2005
Seeing the Park by Car 15-September-2006
Seeing the Park on Foot 13-December-2005
September 2011 Events PDF 28-August-2011
Skins and Skulls 28-October-2011
Sledding 17-January-2006
Stargazing 23-March-2006
Sunset Strolls 22-March-2006
Things To Do 29-August-2005
Things To Know Before You Come 31-August-2005
Weather forecast 20-December-2005
Where To Eat 11-April-2006
White Sand Monthly Events Feb 10 29-January-2010
White Sands December Events 01-December-2010
White Sands Monthly Events January 2010 04-January-2010
White Sands Monthly Events March 2010 02-March-2010
White Sands National Monument August 2010 Events 23-August-2010
White Sands National Monument Monthly Events November 09 02-November-2009
White Sands National Monument September 2010 Events 23-August-2010
White Sands NM Monthly Events 01-December-2009
White Sands NM October 2009 Events 21-September-2009
White Sands October Events 07-October-2010
WHSA Map updated March 2011 20-January-2012
Why Do We Have to Pay Entrance Fees? 16-September-2007
Your Safety 06-April-2006
Support Your Park
Be A VIP! 12-March-2011
Find Us on Facebook 17-April-2011
Support Your Park 31-August-2005
VIP Application 14-September-2010
Volunteer 25-September-2006
Volunteer Application 14-September-2010
Volunteer Positions Available 20-February-2007

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Satellite photo of dune field

Did You Know?
Only a handful of gypsum dune fields exist and the white sands dune field is by far the world's largest, covering 275 square miles.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:23 MST