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The visitor center, bookstore, gift shop, Dunes Drive, trails, and picnic areas are open to the public. White Sands has been closed since October 1 due to the lapse in Congressional appropriations. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/white-sands-reopens.htm Source:: White Sands National Monument Reopens to Visitors       

A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 428,900 visitors to White Sands National Monument spent $15,812,000 in communities surrounding the park. This spending supported 233 jobs in the local area. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/economic-impact.htm Source:: White Sands NM Tourism Creates $15,812,000 in Local Economic Benefit       

White Sands National Monument will waive entrance fees for all visitors on Sunday, March 17th to honor participants and their families in the 24th annual Bataan Memorial Death March. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/bataan-memorial.htm Source:: White Sands Waives Entrance Fees for all Visitors on Sunday to Honor of Bataan Memorial Death March Participants       

White Sands National Monument will open at 8 a.m. and close approximately one hour after sunset from September 3 through December 31, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/reduce-hours.htm Source:: White Sands will Reduce Monument Hours after Labor Day       

The public is invited to join in a special holiday open house at White Sands National Monument on Friday, December 6, 2013 from 5pm to 8pm. https://www.nps.gov/whsa/learn/news/campfire-research.htm Source:: White Sands National Monument Will Conduct a Research Campfire Test Burn on February 21, 2013       

North Rim operations will begin seasonal shut-down of most visitor services on Saturday, October 15. The North Rim will remain open to day-use visitors and overnight campers, until Thursday, December 1 unless heavy snowfall closes State Highway 67 earlier.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) proposes to realign a s ection of CA-190 immediately east of Towne Pass to improve safety and reduce collisions. https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/towne-pass-curve-correction.htm Source:: Towne Pass Curve Correction       

Fourth Graders and their families are eligible for a free access pass to Public Lands and Waters nationwide https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/news/2nd-year-ekip.htm Source:: Launch of Second Year of Every Kid in a Park Pass       

Organ Pipe Cactus is launching a new annual volunteer program to celebrate National Public Lands Day. The new Desert Stewards program allows people to adopt an area of the park to clean-up, similar to the Adopt a Highway program. https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/news/desert-stewards.htm Source:: Organ Pipe Cactus Announces New Program for Public Lands Day       

Effective 12:01 am on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, fire restrictions will be lifted for the State of Utah, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Park Service (NPS) on lands in Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan counties. https://www.nps.gov/cany/learn/news/news092716.htm Source:: 2016 Southeast Utah Fire Restrictions Rescinded