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White Sands National Monument
Site Index
White Sands National Monument
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
Filming 11-April-2008
Frequently Asked Questions 29-August-2005
Group Use Area 11-April-2008
Permits for Special Park Uses 31-March-2008
Research 11-April-2008
sunrise-sunset table 17-November-2006
Weddings 11-April-2008
White Sands National Monument 29-August-2005
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
Bringing a Ranger into Your Classroom 20-March-2007
Bringing Your Class to the Park 20-March-2007
Fee Waiver Application 26-March-2007
For Teachers 22-September-2006
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
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
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
Animals 24-June-2007
Aster 17-September-2007
Bastard Toadflax painting 27-January-2009
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
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
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
Mammal Research 24-June-2008
Mammoth footprints 21-July-2008
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 22-June-2007
Nature & Science 22-September-2006
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
Sand Dunes 25-June-2007
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 10-September-2007
Soaptree yucca 17-September-2007
Sulfur Isotope Signatures 15-June-2008
Table 1 16-September-2007
Table 2 16-September-2007
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
Historic residence fact sheet 29-January-2006
Interdune Boardwalk Executive Summary 29-January-2006
Laws & Policies 29-January-2006
Management 30-August-2005
Superintendent's Compendium 02-February-2007
White Sands Cultural Landscapes Inventory 16-April-2007
Your Dollars At Work 29-January-2006
Park News
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
Executive Summary 14-August-2007
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
Interior Secretary Kempthorne Selects World Heritage Site Nominees 25-January-2008
Kevin Schneider named Superintendent 26-April-2008
Mars testing at WSNM 17-August-2008
National Park Service Centennial Challange 24-August-2007
National Park Service Centennial Challenge 24-August-2007
News 20-December-2005
News Releases 17-July-2006
Park Seeks Public Input for Planning 27-January-2009
Photo Contest 17-August-2008
Recreational Fee Briefing Statement 06-October-2006
Tentative List of World Heritage Site Nominees 02-November-2007
Upcoming Park Closures 20-December-2005
Veterans Day 31-October-2008
White Sands Institute 02-April-2009
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
Lake Lucero Photos 03-February-2009
Photo Gallery 01-September-2005
Photos & Multimedia 30-August-2005
Plants 02-February-2009
Plan Your Visit
21-February-2006
Accessibility 27-March-2006
Alcohol Regulations 18-January-2007
Alkali Flat Trail 27-December-2005
Area Campground information 17-June-2007
Area Campgrounds 16-September-2007
Area Campgrounds 21-September-2007
Backpacking 23-March-2006
Bicycling 20-January-2006
Bicycling Information 20-January-2006
Bird Checklist 13-April-2006
Birdwatching 12-April-2006
Campground Information 16-September-2007
Campgrounds near White Sands 13-April-2008
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 Tours 31-August-2005
Common Birds of White Sands National Monument 12-April-2006
Desert Safety 27-March-2006
Deutsch 16-September-2007
Directions 31-August-2005
Dune Life Nature Trail 27-December-2005
Dunes Drive detailed map 25-June-2007
Fees & Reservations 31-August-2005
Foreign languages 20-December-2005
Guided Tours 31-August-2005
In Depth home page 14-January-2006
Information in Other Languages 21-December-2005
Interdune Boardwalk 27-December-2005
Interpretive program descriptions 22-March-2006
JapanesePDF 16-September-2007
KoreanPDF 16-September-2007
lake Lucero map 11-January-2006
Lake Lucero Tours 13-October-2007
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
Monumento Nacional de Areias Brancas 17-September-2007
Monumento Nacional de las Arenas Blancas 16-September-2007
Moonlight Bicycle Rides 20-January-2006
Moonrise/ Moonset Times 16-January-2009
Nearby Attractions 07-April-2006
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
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
Schedule Of Events 29-August-2005
Seeing the Park by Car 15-September-2006
Seeing the Park on Foot 13-December-2005
Sledding 17-January-2006
Stargazing 23-March-2006
Sunrise/ Sunset Times 16-January-2009
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
Why Do We Have to Pay Entrance Fees? 16-September-2007
Your Safety 06-April-2006
Support Your Park
Support Your Park 31-August-2005
Volunteer 25-September-2006
Volunteer Positions Available 20-February-2007
Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Unlike most other birds, which have three front toes and one back toe, the roadrunner has two front and two back toes, allowing it to run down its prey. Look for its distinct X-shaped tracks on the white sands.

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