by CONPS ME | Nov 19, 2015 | Field Studies Activities and Reports
El Paso County Pinieries Open Space Rare Plant Assessment CONPS 2015 Field Study During the 2015 field season CONPS collaborated with Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Denver Botanic Gardens Colorado College and CONPS botanist members to conduct a thorough...
by CONPS ME | May 15, 2015 | Field Studies Activities and Reports
Volunteers: Steve Olson, Daryl Mergen, Susan Hall, Judy von Ahlefeldt, and Kent Timmerman CoNPS members, botanists from Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Denver Botanic Gardens, and Colorado College complete May visits to assess the status of several species of...
by CONPS ME | May 11, 2015 | John Marr Grant Recipients
John W. Marr Fund The John W. Marr Fund supports research on the biology of Colorado native plants and plant communities. Grantees for 2015 are: DeMasters, Carla (Rebecca Huft, DBG) Working on MS UC Denver. Using native annual/biennial forbs to...
by CONPS ME | May 11, 2015 | Conservation Public Comment and Reports
A member of CoNPS has brought to the attention of the CoNPS Board and the Conservation Committee concern over a piece of legislation moving through the Colorado House of Representatives. This legislation is House Bill 15-1006, which would establish a grant program to...
by CONPS ME | May 9, 2015 | Mission Grant Recipients
In their November 2014 board meeting, the Board of Directors decided to give a $1,000 Mission Grant to Jennifer Ackerfield’s new Flora of Colorado. Jennifer has been working on this book for twelve years and it is the first full flora since...