Article by Marcia Darnell
Sand Dunes – February 2000 – Colorado Central Magazine
A PROPOSAL IS ON THE TABLE to turn the Great __Sand Dunes National Monument into a national park. No big deal on paper, but the long-range implications have San Luis Valley residents talking.
The issues are the increased crowds at the Dunes, and the resulting pollution and development; whether delicate natural habitat would be more or less safe in a park; property tax revenue; road-building; and, of course, water.
