Great Sand Dunes closer to becoming national park
Baca Ranch deal will double its size
By Julie Poppen, Rocky Mountain News

The Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve is one step closer to doubling in size and becoming Colorado’s fourth national park….

Established in 1932 by President Herbert Hoover, Great Sand Dunes National Monument won’t become a park until the title is in Uncle Sam’s hands. …

Part of the Baca Ranch property will be run by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and called the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, one of the largest fish and wildlife sanctuaries in the lower 48, Chaney said. The U.S. Forest Service will manage a piece of the Baca Ranch, including the 14,165-foot Kit Carson peak.

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