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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.
The Southern Pacific Railroad built into the area in 1882. [9] 13,344 acres (5,400 ha) of the area was named in 1971 as the Seminole Canyon Archeological District on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Val Verde County, Texas. [10]
A national recreation area (NRA) is a protected area in the United States established by an Act of Congress to preserve enhanced recreational opportunities in places with significant natural and scenic resources. There are 40 NRAs, which emphasize a variety of activities for visitors, including hiking, camping, boating, fishing, swimming ...
When wet, the playa lake provides habitat to sandhill cranes and the grasslands within the refuge provide habitat to other birds such as ring-necked pheasants, lesser prairie chickens, and scaled quails. [6] The refuge has no facilities other than a parking lot and trails and is administered by Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. It was ...
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada BLM Southern Nevada District NPS, BLM NV 32,016 50.025 12,956 129.56 November 6, 2002: Elkhorn Ridge: California BLM Northern California District BLM CA 11,001 17.189 4,452 44.52 October 17, 2006: Ellicott Rock: Sumter National Forest, Nantahala National Forest, Chattahoochee–Oconee National Forest: USFS
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 ...
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area; Hells Canyon Wilderness (Oregon and Idaho) Herald Provincial Park; ... Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge;
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