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When I visited the White Sands National Park it was still the White Sands National Monument. What’s the difference? I had to look this up and found the answer from one of my favorite publications, Outside. National Parks have scenic, inspirational, educational, and recreational value. National monuments have objects of historical, cultural, and/or scientific interest. So why the change? By redesignating from White Sands National Monument to White Sands National Park, the people of New Mexico are able to protect […]