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Monahans Sandhills State Park is noted for the presence of sand dunes up to 70 feet (21 m) high. Although desert-like, the Monahans Sandhills are not a desert; they are a part of a semi-arid ecosystem (average annual rainfall 12.3 inches (310 mm)) characterized by the presence of both groundwater and relatively nutrient-poor windblown sand.
These are woodlands dominated by longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and subject to frequent fires.The Atlantic coastal plain upland longleaf pine woodlands occur on uplands and on the higher parts of upland-wetland mosaics, while the east Gulf coastal plain interior upland longleaf pine woodlands occur on rolling dissected uplands, inland of the coastal flatlands.
630,291 acres (2,550.7 km 2) Siuslaw National Forest includes Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, three wilderness areas, and Cascade Head Scenic Research Area among the Central Oregon Coast Range. Marys Peak Scenic Botanical Area includes Marys Peak, which at 4,097 ft (1,249 m) is the forest's highest point. [117] Six Rivers: California
Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park; Matusadona National Park; Maumee Bay State Park; Maziwi Island; Michaelmas and Upolu Cays National Park; Middle Run Valley Natural Area; Miskin-Say Forest Reserve; Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge; Morgan Territory; Morgan Territory Regional Preserve; Morne Trois Pitons National Park
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1,400 acres (5.7 km 2) [234] Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge: Leflore County: 1980 2,418 acres (9.79 km 2) [235] Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge: Jackson County: 1975 19,000 acres (77 km 2) [236] Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge: Holmes County: 1977 7,383 acres (29.88 km 2) [237] Panther Swamp National Wildlife ...
No, sandhill cranes are not currently endangered, although they used to be. However, North America's other crane species, the whooping crane, is endangered. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes ...
Whooping cranes are also protected by Goose Island State Park, which was established by the State of Texas in 1931. [9] Other birds that migrate to the bay include the sandhill crane, American white pelican, brown pelican, roseate spoonbill, [1] great blue heron and Canada goose. [2] The blue crab and other shellfish, help sustain the bird ...