Category: Conservation Corner

White River Beardtongue by Bob Berwyn Guest ColumnistThis article is reprinted with permission from the Colorado Independent: http://www.coloradoindependent .com/147490/rare-colorado-wildflowers-survive-30-years-of-bureaucratic-bumblingFRISCO — Pity the poor White River beardtongue, (Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis) growing only in a few scattered clumps on crumbly oil-shale bluffs in Northwest Colorado . If there ever was a safe haven for a plant, Read More …

Conserve Colorado’s Native Plants by Conserving Colorado’s HabitatsBy Linda Smith, Member of the CoNPS Conservation CommitteeSo …. conserving habitats ? Where, and how, can CoNPS fit into this? We don’t have a paid staff member or lobbyist roaming the halls of Capitol buildings in Denver or Washington DC, advocating for the native plants or habitats Read More …

Conifers at the Crossroadsby Renee Galeano-PoppIt’s a long story. Some say it all started with the colonists and the Pine Tree Riot of 1772 in New England. But first let’s talk about white pines. White pines are in the Strobus subgenus of Pinus and are characteristically 5-needled. White pines include Bristlecone (P. aristata), Limber (P. Read More …

This article is intended as a guide to some of the agencies and organizations which conserve Colorado’s native plants and landscapes. The list of participants in conservation in Colorado is large and diverse, and covering the full range is not possible in this article. Native plants are preserved, in part, by the holding of open Read More …

Stream Restoration after the 2013 Floodsby Mo EwingOn September 16, 2015 the Denver Post carried an article entitled, “Big Thompson restoration to start soon” (Johnson 2015). It has been two years since the historic floods of 2013. Roads and infrastructure projects are almost complete and now work is beginning to “bring the river back”. The Read More …