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	Sand Hills
		Long aware of the great sand hills range and of the Ogallala aquifer, Youngscap searched this unique area for several years looking for property with land forms that might yield holes of high golfing quality.
		As Youngscap notes, 'Not all sand hills are created equally' and the particular parcel of land that was eventually settled upon was brought to Youngscap's attention because of its poor grazing qualities: the sandy soil lacked humus and thus much vegetation, requiring 25 acres to support each cattle.
		The Lodging Information booklet points out that because of the excellent sand particles, the cost per Sand Hills green was $300 as neither drain tile/gravel under the greens nor special greens mix were required.
	www.golfclubatlas.com /sandhills1.html (2125 words)

	Sand Hills (Nebraska) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sand Hills sit atop the massive Ogallala Aquifer, and marshes and shallow lakes—both temporary and permanent—are common in low-lying parts of the Sand Hills.
		The plant-anchored dunes of the Sand Hills were formed at the end of North America's most recent ice age by wind-blown particles originating from regions to the north and west of Nebraska.
		Although the Sand Hills were long considered 'an irreclaimable desert,' settlers began to discover their potential as rangeland for cattle in the 1870s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sand_Hills_(Nebraska) (487 words)

	Fishes of the Nebraska Sand Hills Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Also, certain Sand Hills species, particularly those occupying headwaters, are so adapted to this stability that their survival would be severely affected if the streams underwent large fluctuations in flow.
		In addition, because of the high sand content of the soils and the presence of a grass cover, the runoff of water to streams is virtually clear, particularly in comparison with runoff from row-crop areas.
		The Eastern faunal region is represented in the Sand Hills by the flnose dace, bluntnose minnow, common shiner, johnny darter, and central stoneroller.
	www.nativefish.org /articles/nbsandhills.php (4887 words)

	Seeing The Light - Sand Hills Lighthouse
		In its 1892 annual report, the Lighthouse Board noted that traffic patterns on the lake had changed, and that eastbound vessels were making a turn off Sand Hills, some twelve miles to the west of Eagle River, and approximately midway between the coast lights of Ontonagon and Eagle Harbor.
		The plans for the Sand Hills lighthouse were some of the most ambitious ever proposed for a light station, and called for a combined yellow brick light tower and triple dwelling, with the 70-foot tall tower centered in the building.
		The stationed was decommissioned and the Sand Hills name was forever removed from the official listings of aids to navigation.
	www.terrypepper.com /lights/superior/sandhills/sandhills.htm (1749 words)

	EGYPT - Online Information article about EGYPT
		In the western desert, however, those large sand accumu- lations which are usually associated with a desert are met with.
		The superficial sands of the desert region, derived in large part from the disintegration of the Nubian Sandstone, occupy the most extensive areas in the Libyan Desert.
		Snow is unknown Li the Nile valley, but on the mountains of Sinai and the Red Sea hills it is not uncommon, and a temperature of 18° F. at an altitude of 2000 ft. has been recorded in January.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /ECG_EMS/EGYPT.html (6590 words)

	The Great Sand Hills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The large mass of sand and dunes lie in a chinook region, and because they are subject to strong winds, predominantly from the west and northwest, the sand dunes are moving east at a rate of about four meters per year.
		Some of the sand dunes are fringed by small clumps of trees such as aspen, birch, and willow, and low brushes such as rose, chokecherry, and sagebrush.
		Farmers take advantage of the vegetation on the sand hills by grazing their cattle on the hills during a seven-month grazing period.
	www.glcn.com /town/tourism/sandhill/sandhill.htm (369 words)

	SCFC Sand Hills
		Part of a unique ecosystem, the Sand Hills State Forest is located between the piedmont and coastal plain of South Carolina in Chesterfield and Darlington Counties.
		During the early years, the objective was to restore the land, to allow it to heal from erosion and misuse, and to protect it from the wildfires that burned annually.
		In the early operation of the Sand Hills, most efforts in wildlife were directed toward protecting the few game animals which remained in the area.
	www.state.sc.us /forest/refshill.htm (1200 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands (NA0809)
		The Nebraska Sand Hills (hereafter, Sand Hills), located almost entirely within the state of Nebraska, is considered by Küchler (1964) to be one of three major grassland associations which he grouped as the tallgrass prairie.
		The western and portions of the northern Sand Hills are dotted with small lakes and wetlands.
		The boundary of the Sand Hills is taken from Omernik (1995) and is very similar to the boundary described in Bailey unit 332C-Nebraska Sand Hills and Küchler (1985) unit 67 (Sand Hills Prairie).
	worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0809_full.html (732 words)

	SHLI: Our Story
		Sand Hills Lighthouse, listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, is the largest and last manned lighthouse built on the great lakes.
		After years of tremendous effort, in 1995, Sand Hills Lighthouse Inn was ready to welcome its first guests.
		Sand Hills Lighthouse Inn offers a perfect getaway for anyone wanting to unwind and be pampered, and it has become a favorite among honeymooners and anniversary couples.
	www.sandhillslighthouseinn.com /story.shtml (534 words)

	Sand Hills / Locations / State Parks / KDWP - KDWP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		With the donation, the Park and Resources Authority was able to acquire another adjacent 163 acres with Federal Land and Water Funds, thus establishing the present 1,123 acre Park.
		Sand Hills State Park, a 1,123 acre natural area, has been preserved fro its sand dunes, grasslands, wetlands, and woodlands.
		There are 14 miles of trails which weave in between 10 to 40 feet high sand dunes, through grasslands and trees, and around ponds.
	www.kdwp.state.ks.us /news/state_parks/locations/sand_hills (211 words)

	Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation & Wilderness Area (DesertUSA) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Imperial Sand Dunes, sometimes called the Algodones Dunes, are the largest mass of sand dunes in California.
		Organized competitive or commercial off-highway vehicle events such as sand drags, closed-course racing and hill climbs are sometimes conducted in the dunes.
		Vehicle use is permitted on approved routes of travel in the East Mesa area west of the sand dunes with the exception of the closed area around Navy Target 68, located south of Highway 78, between the Coachella and East Highline Canals.
	www.desertusa.com /sandhills/sandhinfo.html (1270 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Nebraska Sand Hills mixed grasslands (NA0809)
		The Nebraska Sand Hills are located almost entirely within the state of Nebraska.
		The irregular dunes and sandy soils of the Sand Hills are so distinct within the Great Plains that they are considered an ecoregion.
		There are also small lakes and wetlands in the western portion of the northern Sand Hills.
	nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0809.html (274 words)

	ASTER Image Gallery: Sand Hills of Nebraska
		These are Pleistocene (1.8-1.6 million to 10,000 years before present) sand dunes derived from glacial outwash eroded from the Rocky Mountains, and now stabilized by vegetation.
		The hills are characterized by crowded barchan (crescent-shaped) dunes, general absence of drainage, and numerous tiny lakes filling the closed depressions between dunes.
		Covering an area of 51,400 square kilometers, the Sand Hills are the largest sand dune formation in America.
	asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov /gallery-detail.asp?name=sandhills (110 words)

	Imperial Sand Dunes: Old Plank Road (DesertUSA)
		You reach the treacherous Imperial Sand Dunes and face the challenge of a seamless ocean of sand.
		The heat, swirling sand, and jarring ride across the rough planks makes you nauseous, but you are grateful since this new route offers safety and cuts many hours off the adventurous trip across the desert.
		After concluding that hills of sand over 100 feet high moved very slowly and only the lower dunes moved rapidly, it was determined that a permanent pavement; road was indeed
	www.desertusa.com /sandhills/plankrd.html (1659 words)

	Nebraska Sand Hills
		About a quarter of Nebraska is covered by the Sand Hills, so called because the hills are entirely made of - now let's not always see the same hands - sand.
		The Sand Hills are Pleistocene sand dunes derived from glacial outwash eroded from the Rockies, and now (mostly) stabilized by vegetation.
		These dunes in the Sand Hills are crowded, obviously had lots of sand, and are over a kilometer long, but they resemble barchans more than anything else.
	www.uwsp.edu /geo/projects/geoweb/participants/dutch/VTrips/SandHills.HTM (626 words)

	TPWD: Monahans Sandhills State Park
		A majority of the land was leased in 1956 by the state from a private foundation (Sealy-Smith Foundation) until 2056 and was opened in 1957.
		More than 400 years ago, Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to report the vast hills of sand.
		Sand toboggans and disks can be rented at park headquarters.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /spdest/findadest/parks/monahans_sandhills (629 words)

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