Did you know there are three species of lizards adapting their color to the sands?

White Sands National Monument / Alamogordo: Did you know there are three species of lizards adapting their color to the sands? Did you know that a local entomologist has discovered 14 new species of moths at White Sands?

The glistening sand at White Sands National Monument offer a unique environment. And White Sands Institute invites you to find out more about these animals and insects which have adapted to the unique dunefields; and to work with renown artists to capture the beauty of this national treasure.

The glistening sand at White Sands National Monument offer a unique environment.

Workshops sponsored by NMSU Alamogordo and White Sands National Monument include:

• June 5, 2009 Evolution in Black and White: White Lizards at White Sands by Dr. Jeanne Robertson
• June 13-14, 2009 New Discoveries! The Moths of White Sands by Eric Metzler
• July 16-17, 2009 Mammoths to Missiles: Human History of the Tularosa Basin Instructor by Pete Eidenbach
• August 5-7, 2009 By the Dune’s Early Light: Photographing the White Sands by Jim Spencer
• August 19-21, 2009 White Sands Water Colors: Painting the White Sands by Dan Stouffer

From August 19-21, 2009 Dan Stouffer will teach 'White Sands Water Colors: Painting the White Sands.'

To register or for more information please call, 575-439-3842

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