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Specialist Pollinators

Specialist Pollinators

by | Aug 19, 2021 | Native Plants and Pollinators

Specialist Pollinators! One example of many specialists includes the squash bee. Colorado has a native squash called Buffalo Gourd- Cucurbita foetidissima. This native plant gets pollinated ONLY by squash bees in the genera Peponapis and Xenoglossa. I have never been...
Edible, Medical and Useful Plants

Edible, Medical and Useful Plants

by | Aug 15, 2021 | CoNPS Blog

Bob Kennemer acquired more than a casual taste for collecting edible, medicinal, and useful plants soon after leaving the University in Denver when he attended the legendary National Outdoors Leadership School (NOLS). Considered the Harvard of outdoor schools, NOLS...
The Art and Science of Nature Journaling

The Art and Science of Nature Journaling

by | Aug 1, 2021 | CoNPS Blog

Editor’s note: The author of this post will be leading a field trip on nature journaling at our 2021 Annual Conference in Trinidad! Nature Journaling can mean something different to each person who practices it.  There are numerous approaches for both teaching and...
Wild Bergamot: Commonly Extraordinary

Wild Bergamot: Commonly Extraordinary

by | Jul 15, 2021 | CoNPS Blog

Wild bergamont (Monarda fistulosa) attracts an Aphrodite fritillary butterfly Wild Bergamot is abundantly in bloom right now, covering the hills with exuberant bursts of purple, scenting the air nearby with gentle fragrance, and generously providing nectar to a...
Ground Nesting Bees

Ground Nesting Bees

by | Jul 12, 2021 | Native Plants and Pollinators

    While hiking near Bonanza, Colorado we found a large nest of ground nesting native bees. This is always a very exciting thing to observe. They fly so fast and dive into the holes they have dug. Some are still digging, some are stuffing pollen and nectar...