White Sands National Park is answering one of their most frequently asked questions. As part of this week’s edition of No ...

Clambering up gypsum sand dunes in White Sands National Park in New Mexico, I half expected to see Will Smith dragging an ...

They may look like mounds of snow, but the dunes in this park are made of a rare form of crystallized gypsum ... Hiking and sledding over this vast white expanse of powder is a singular, otherworldly ...

White Sands National Monument becomes the country’s 62nd national park. What will change? QT Luong’s specialty is photographing national parks with a large-format camera, and one of his points of ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Parks Stewardship Forum Vol. 40, No. 1, 2024 Incredible discoveries and devastation o... In recent ...

New Mexico is breaking records but not in a good way. The state’s Environment Department found unprecedented levels of “forever chemicals” in a state lake. The Department of Health issued a warning to ...

In partnership with the Department of Defense, White Sands Missile Range has successfully taken action to preserve 60,000 acres of the Chupadera Mesa, ...

White Sands National Park, and winter skiing in Taos attract visitors. New Mexico’s native American heritage is shown in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Petroglyph National Monument ...

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According to park officials, it’s because the sand is made of gypsum, a soft, white mineral that breaks ... is a rare form of sand, making the national park so special.