SEINET is a terrific website which documents  all of the species collected by herbaria in the western states. There are lots of interesting things that you can do on Seinet, but two of the most useful are the ability to create species lists of plants in any location of your choice, and also to create a dynamic key (sometimes called an interactive key) of the plants in  a specific location.  We have created a 7 minute video tutorial, How To Create Species Lists and Dynamic Keys on SEINET to teach you how to use this useful tool.

The Southern Rocky Mountain Seed Network is a developing collaborative between multiple agencies and stakeholders to help collect, produce, distribute and utilize locally appropriate native seed for disaster, rehabilitation and restoration sites across the front range. This is a very important project that is still in its early stages and is looking for professionals, partners and funders to help achieve these goals

This site gives you information about the Denver Botanic Gardens at 1007 York Street in Denver, and their Chatfield Farms at 8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Road, in Littleton, Colorado

The mission of the Colorado Weed Management Program (CWMA) is to provide education, regulatory direction, professional improvement, and environmental awareness to preserve and protect our natural resources from the degrading impacts of invasive species (terrestrial and aquatic vegetation) in Colorado and surrounding states.

This site features a call-to-action by Doug Tallamy, author of Bringing Nature Home, to restore biodiversity by planting native plants in the places where we live.  He as coined a term “Home Grown National Parks” to describe his goals.

“Our National Parks, no matter how grand in scale are too small and separated from one another to preserve species to the levels needed.  Thus, the concept for Homegrown National Park, a bottom-up call-to-action to restore habitat where we live and work, and to a lesser extent where we farm and graze, extending national parks to our yards and communities.”

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The Prairie Ecologist – This is a blog by Chris Helzer, The Nature Conservancy’s Director of Science in Nebraska and author of “The Ecology and Management of Prairies in the Central United States” and “Hidden Prairie: Photographing Life in One Square Meter”, both published by the University of Iowa press. He has a vast knowledge of prairie ecosystems, and also does wonderful nature photography.

The Colorado Land Conservation Assistance Network (Land CAN for short)- helps people connect to land and energy conservation resources to make sustainable decisions.

Biological soil crusts are mixtures of lichen, fungi, mosses, cyanobacteria and other microbial life that form crusts in many arid regions, and in Colorado. These “crusts” help with water absorption, wind and water erosion, and greatly affect the plant communities they are found in.  They are  an essential part of the ecosystem, and very interesting.  READ MORE HERE

“Native Plants for Birds” by Denver Audubon and CoNPS discusses how you can help native birds by planting native plants. It gives you tips on gardening, lists specific native plants that will attract and support particular bird species.

CoNPS life member Al Schneider has created a terrific website, Southwest Colorado Wildflowers, which contains extensive photographs, descriptions and location maps of the wildflowers, ferns and trees of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.  It contains extensive search capabilities.

Butterflies and Moths of North America is is an ambitious effort to collect, store, and share species information and occurrence data. You can participate by taking and submitting photographs of butterflies, moths, and caterpillars.  The site provides assistance in identifying the species that you photograph.

The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects the natural world through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitats. As a science-based organization, they both conduct their own research and rely upon the most up-to-date information to guide their conservation work. Their key program areas are: pollinator conservation, endangered species conservation, and reducing pesticide use and impacts.

Garden Plant Recommendations for Wildlife Garden Plant Recommendations for Wildlife

Field Trip Species List of Clear Creek Canyon with Tom Schweich, May 24, 2021

Species list of Green Mountain field trip with Tom Zeiner, May 24, 2021.

Field Trip species list ofMatthews-Winters Park with Tom Zeiner, June 2, 2021