Download or read book White Sands and the Southwestern National Monuments 1933 1953 written by Dietmar Schneider-Hector and published by . This book was released on 2023-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a history of White Sands National Monument from its founding until its departure from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. This is not a history of White Sands Missile Range even though elements of its history would become interwoven with the national monument's history. This should explain that the emphasis of this history is White Sands as a national monument. A few of the National Park Service's administrative goals and struggles against the military's intrusion into its physical boundary and National Park Service policies as highlighted. The military's arrival and establishment of permanent army and air force reservations in the Tularosa Basin resulted in the inevitable clash of War Department and Department of the Interior mission objectives. The two departments' primary missions were incompatible. Several of the early encounters between the National Park Service and the military are described to illustrate the problems which existed between the War Department and Department of the Interior. The National Park Service's reorganization of Region Three resulted in the removal of White Sands from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. Consequently, White Sands entered into another phase of its history as a National Park Service national monument.
Download or read book White Sands written by Dietmar Schneider-Hector and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Rose Houk and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising in a seemingly endless procession from an ancient lake bed in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, the stark gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument grow, crest, and slump, driven by the wind. The sands form an ecological island where desert plants and animals have adapted to a bright and shifting world. This stunning book describes the area's natural and human history, including the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the nearby Trinity site. Photos by Michael Collier, plus rare historical images.
Download or read book Dunes and Dreams written by Michael Welsh and published by . This book was released on 2001-03-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Joseph T. Page II and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worlds largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Services southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Armys White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsums beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monuments stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
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Download or read book The Guide to Southwestern National Monuments written by Southwestern Monuments Association and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring White Sands National Monument written by Mary Maruca and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1997 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious white dunes are brought to life in a large, generously illustrated format. Find out where the sand came from, why it is white, and other details of natural and human history in this little-known part of the Southwest.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Joseph T. II Page and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world's largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service's southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army's White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum's beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument's stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
Download or read book The Natural History Story of White Sands National Monument written by Natt Noyes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book White Sands Next Right written by Dietmar Schneider-Hector and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Gazetteer of the United States written by Paul T. Hellmann and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-02-14 with total page 2245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first place-by-place chronology of U.S. history, this book offers the student, researcher, or traveller a handy guide to find all the most important events that have occurred at any locality in the United States.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Sands National Monument New Mexico written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pleistocene Trackways of White Sands National Monument written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
