Take a Tour of a National treasure - your public lands - through the eyes of a child.  Depicting their experiences through artwork and short writings, students from the Gila Bend Elementary school (grades 3rd through 6th) had a chance to explore the Sonoran Desert National Monument.  Recorded by their own hand, here is what they saw . . .

Students from the Gila Bend Elementary School visit the Sonoran Desert National Monument seeking to discover the secrets of the desert

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