struggle to survive. Only

a few species of plants grow rapidly enough to survive burial by the moving dunes, but several types of small animals have evolved white colorations to camouflage them in the gypsum sand. White Sands National Monument preserves a major part of this gypsum dune field, along with the plants and animals that

have adapted successfull

• y to this constantly
• changing environment.At the n
• orthern end of the C
• hihuahuan Desert lies a
• mountain-ringed valle

With these facilities, the Explosives Mixing Facility is able to produce new formulations of explosives in batches ranging from 5 grams to 5 kilograms and has an ultimate limit of 1,000 pound batches.