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Like a mirage, dazzling white sand dunes shimmer in the tucked-away Tularosa Basin in southern New Mexico. They shift and settle over the Chihuahuan Desert, covering 275 square milesthe largest gypsum dunefield in the world. White Sands National Monument preserves more than half of this oasis, its shallow water supply, and the plants and animals living here. Como un espejismo, las deslumbrantes dunas de arenas blancas brillan, enclavadas en la cuenca de Tularosa al sur de Nuevo México. Se mueven y se asientan sobre esta porción del desierto chihuahuense, cubriendo 700 kilómetros cuadradossiendo las dunas de yeso más grandes del mundo. White Sands National Monument conserva más de la mitad de este oasis, su suministro de aguas poco profundas y las plantas y los animales que ahí habitan. Paths to Survival / Estrategias de supervivencia GROW FAST CRECER RÁIDO CHANGE COLORS CAMBIAR DE COLOR GO OUT AT NIGHT SALIR DE NOCHE GROW TALL CRECER ALTO HOLD ON SOSTENERSE People of the Tularosa Basin / Los habitantes de la cuenca de Tularosa People arrived in the Tularosa Basin after the last ice age ended 11,000 years ago. The Jornada Mogollon were the first to farm the area, and lived here until drought forced them out in the 1300s. American Indians returned in the 1600s and European Americans came in the late 1800s. Soon the railroad rolled inand so did settlers. Residents of Alamogordo promoted the idea of White Sands National Monument, which President Herbert Hoover proclaimed in 1933. During World War II, the US military tested weapons in the dunefield beyond the park. In 1945, the first atomic bomb was detonated at Trinity Site, 100 miles north of here. Los primeros pobladores llegaron despues de que terminó la ultima era de hielo hace 11,000 años. La gente de la cultura llamada Jornada Mogollón fueron los primeros agricultores. Vivieron aquí hasta que la sequía los forzó a emigrar durante el siglo XIV. Los indígenas regresaron en el siglo XVII y los euro-americanos arribaron a finales del siglo XIX. Pronto llegó el ferrocarril y con él, los pobladores. Fueron los residentes de Alamogordo quienes promovieron la idea del White Sands National Monument, el cual fue establecido en 1933 por el presidente Herbert Hoover. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el ejército estadounidense probó armas en el área de dunas que está fuera de los limites del parque nacional. En 1945, la primera bomba atómica fue detonada en el lugar "Trinity Site", 160 kilómetros al norte de aquí. Exploring White Sands / Exploración de White Sands The Why of White Sands GYPSUM FROM AN ANCIENT SEA WIND AND WATER POWER GLLUE FROM BELOW La evolución de White Sands YESO DE UN MAR PREHISTÓRICO EL VIENTO Y EL AGUA INSÓLITO PEGAMENTO Surprising Sand / Arenas sorprendentes Gypsum dunes are firmer and cooler than other types of dunes. Many people enjoy sledding on these unusual dunes. Las dunas de yeso son más firmes y frescas que otros tipos de dunas. Muchas personas desfrutan deslizarse en trineo. Plan Your Visit
The entrance to White Sands National Monument is on US 70, 15 miles southwest of Alamogordo and 54 miles east of Las Cruces. Camping and lodging are available in Alamogordo and nearby areas. Ask at the visitor center about backcountry camping. At the visitor center, view exhibits and a movie about the monument. Ask about park programs and ranger-led activities, and visit the bookstore and gift shop. The visiter center is the only place to fill water containers. Follow Dunes Drive into the heart of the dunes. Roadside exhibits and self-guiding trails show you secrets of the white sands. Relax at the picnic areas, which have shade, tables, grills, and restroomsbut no water. Accessibility For a Safe Visit Regulations Closed During Testing Emergencies call 911 Información para su visita La entrada está en la autopista US 70, 24 km al suroeste de Alamogordo y 86 km al este de Las Cruces. Busque alojamiento o camping en Alamogordo. En el centro de visitantes, vea las exposiciones y una pelicula para orientarse. Pregunte sobre actividades dirigidas por los guardaparques. Llene sus botellas de agua en el centro de visitantes. Es su ultima oportunidad. Siga el Dunes Drive hacia el centro de las dunas. Las exhibiciones al borde del camino y los senderos autoguiados le muestran los secretos de las arenas blancas. Relájese en las áreas de picnic que cuentan con sombra, mesas, asadores y letrinaspero recuerde que no hay agua. Accesibilidad Sugerencias para su seguridad Reglas Se cierra durante pruebas de misiles En caso de emergencia, llame al 911. Source: NPS Brochure (2018)
Documents 3-D radar imaging unlocks the untapped behavioral and biomechanical archive of Pleistocene ghost tracks (Thomas M. Urban, Matthew R. Bennett, David Bustos, Stuart W. Manning, Sally C. Reynolds, Matteo Belvedere, Daniel Odess and Vincent L. Santucci, extract from Scientific Reports, November 11, 2019, ©Springer Nature) Ancient Human Presence Revealed At White Sands National Park: Researchers Push Back Date Of Human Arrival In North America Thousands Of Years (Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler, September 23, 2021) Climate Change Scenario Planning to Guide Research and Resource Management at White Sands National Park NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/WHSA/NRR-2021/2261 (Pamela Benjamin, Gregor W. Schuurman, David Bustos, M. Hildegard Reiser, Tom Olliff and Amber Runyon, June 2021) Cultural Landscapes Inventory: White Sands NM Historic District/White Sands National Monument (1998, revised 2005) Dunes and Dreams: A History of White Sands National Monument, Administrative History (HTML edition) Intermountain Cultural Resources Center Professional Paper No. 55 (Michael Welsh, 1995) Extraordinary levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in vertebrate animals at a New Mexico desert oasis: Multiple pathways for wildlife and human exposure (Christopher C. Witt, Chauncey R. Gadek, Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Michael J. Andersen, Mariel L. Campbell, Marialejandra Castro-Farías, Ethan F. Gyllenhaal, Andrew B. Johnson, Jason L. Malaney, Kyana N. Montoya, Andrew Patterson, Nicholas T. Vinciguerra, Jessie L. Williamson, Joseph A. Cook and Jonathan L. Dunnum, extract from Environmental Research, Vol. 249, 2024) Final Master Plan, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico (March 1976) Footprints preserve terminal Pleistocene hunt? Human-sloth interactions in North America (David Bustos, Jackson Jakeway, Tommy M. Urban, Vance T. Holliday, Brendan Fenerty, David A. Raichlen, Marcin Budka, Sally C. Reynolds, Bruce D. Allen, David W. Love, Vincent L. Santucci, Daniel Odess, Patrick Willey, H. Gregory McDonald and Matthew R. Bennett, extract from Science Advances, ©2018The Authors, exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0) Foundation Document, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico (January 2016) Foundation Document Overview, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico (January 2016) Geologic Resources Inventory Report, White Sands National Monument NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/GRD/NRR-2012/585 (October 2012) Human footprints near ice age lake suggest surprisingly early arrival in the Americas (Lizzie Wade, Science, September 23, 2021) Impacts of Visitor Spending on the Local Economy: White Sands National Monument, 2012 NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/EQD/NRR—2013/676 (Philip S. Cook, July 2013) Independent age estimates resolve the controversy of ancient human footprints at White Sands (Jeffrey S. Pigati, Kathleen B. Springer, Jeffrey S. Honke, David Wahl, Marle R. Champagne, Susan R.H. Zimmerman, Harrison J. Gray, Vincent L. Santucci, Daniel Odess, David Bustos and Matthew R. Bennett, extract from Science, Vol. 382, October 6, 2023) Pre-K Junior Dunes Ranger Activity Book, White Sands National Monument (2016; for reference purposes only) Junior Dunes Ranger Activity Book, White Sands National Monument (Date Unknown; for reference purposes only) LiDAR Surveys of Gypsum Dune Fields in White Sands National Monument, New Mexico NPS Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/CHDN/NRTR—2012/558 (Gary Kocurek, David Mohrig, Elke Baitis, Ryan C. Ewing, Virginia Smith and Aymeric Peyret, March 2012) National Monuments Redesignated as National Parks: Insights for White Sands National Monument (Headwaters Economics, May 2018) National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form White Sands National Monument Historic District (Betsy Swanson, July 1986) Natural Resource Condition Assessment, White Sands National Monument NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/WHSA/NRR-2017/1508 (Andy J. Nadeau, Kathy Allen, Kevin Benck, Anna M. Davis, Hannah Hutchins, Sarah Gardner, Shannon Amberg and Andrew Robertson, September 2017) Natural Resources Management Plan for White Sands National Monument (October 1974) Physical Resources Foundation Report, White Sands National Monument NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/NRPC/NRR-2009/166 (Jeffrey Bennett and Douglas Wilder, November 2009) Resources Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for White Sands National Monument (November 1986) Springs, Seeps and Tinajas Monitoring Protocol: Chihuahuan and Sonoran Desert Networks NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/SODN/NRR-2018/1796 (Cheryl McIntyre, Kirsten Gallo, Evan Gwilliam, J. Andrew Hubbard, Julie Christian, Kristen Bonebrake, Greg Goodrum, Megan Podolinsky, Laura Palacios, Benjamin Cooper and Mark Isley, November 2018) Story of the Great White Sands (Tom Charles, 1950) The Geology of the White Sands of New Mexico (C.L. Herrick, extract from The Journal of Geology, Vol. 8 No. 2, February-March 1900) The Natural History Story of White Sands National Monument Southwest Parks and Monuments Association Natural History Series No. 2 (Natt N. Dodge, 1971) Vertebrate Paleontological Resources from National Park Service Areas in New Mexico (Vincent L. Santucci, Justin Tweet, David Bustos, Jim Von Haden and Phillip Varela, extract from New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletin 64, 2014) Vibration investigation of the museum building at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico USGS Open-File Report 88-544 (Kenneth W. King, David L. Carver and David M. Worley, 1988) Visitor Study, Summer 2012, White Sands National Monument NPS Natural Resource Report NPS/NRSS/EQD/NRR-2013/642 (Ally Begly, Beth Barrie, Lena Le and Steven J. Hollenhorst, March 2013) Walking in mud: Remarkable Pleistocene human trackways from White Sands National Park (New Mexico) (Matthew R. Bennett, David Bustos, Daniel Odess, Tommy M. Urban, Jens N. Lallensack, Marcin Budka, Vincent L. Santucci, Patrick Martinez, Ashleigh L.A. Wiseman and Sally C. Reynolds, extract from Quaternary Science Reviews, Vol. 249, September 2020) White Sands Geological Report Southwestern Monuments Special Report No. 5 (Vincent W. Vandiver, 1936) Videos
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