Physical resources foundation report: White Sands National Monument

Bennett J and Wilder D. 2009. Physical resources foundation report: White Sands National Monument. Natural Resource Report. NPS/NRPC/NRR—2009/166. Natural Resource Program Center, National Park Service. Fort Collins, Colorado

This report is designed to support development of the Foundation Document for White Sands National Monument and to be used as a reference for the General Management Plan, as needed. The primary objectives of this report are to: 1) Build upon the monument's purpose and significance statements and identify the fundamental physical resources critical to achieving WHSA's purpose and maintaining its significance; 2) Provide background information for WHSA's fundamental physical resources; and 3) Define the relevant laws and policies that support management decisions for the priority physical resources and identify stakeholder interest.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Bennett, Jeffery; Wilder, Douglas
Date of Issue
2009-11
Publisher
Natural Resource Program Center, National Park Service
Units
NRSS , WHSA
Keywords
Air Quality, Atmospheric Sciences, Climate, Dunes, Fauna, Flora, Geology, Hydrogeology, Monitoring, Physical Sciences, Soils, Water Quality

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