Rocky Mountain Arsenal
From napalm to nature: How the bald eagle helped turn a weapons factory into a wildlife refuge
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge, outside of Denver, didn’t start out as a conservationist’s dream: During World War II, the army built a chemical weapons factory on that spot. The plant produced mustard gas, napalm — an entire arsenal of deadly chemicals. Now it’s one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in the country.