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Christmas Bird Count Comes To Great Sand Dunes National Park On December 23

Birders and nature enthusiasts in Colorado's San Luis Valley will join birders across the western hemisphere to participate in Audubon's longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count, held at Great Sand Dunes National Park on December 23. Birders of all skill levels are invited and encouraged to participate.

Reader Participation Day: Which Is Your Favorite Hiking Stick National Park Medallion?

For some years now, I've been purchasing a hiking stick medallion whenever I visited a National Park System unit. I probably have 50 or more, and this summer during a stop at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve I finally bought a hiking stick to showcase the medallions. Now in the process of attaching the medallions to the stick, I got to wondering which was my favorite.