CoNPS News

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CoNPS News and What’s New on the Website

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a photo of the Alpine Turf Plant Community

New! Alpine Turf Plant Community

The Alpine Turf Plant Community is the ecological successor to the Alpine Fellfield community and is dominated by sedges and grasses.  Click to to learn more!

a photo of the montane-foothills shrublands

Lower Montane Foothill Shrubland

We have added this new plant community to the website.

Great Galls!

Learn about galls and how to ID them. A fruitful search while we wait for more flowers!

photo of High Creek Fen with a creek running through the middle

Clinton Reservoir Expansion

CoNPS comments on the Clinton Reservoir expansion project, which will inundate and destroy some ancient fens.

Prairie Up: A Book Review

An excellent guide for the urban and suburban gardeners who need a well-designed native garden.

A photo of a bouquet of old man of the mountain flowers

2023 Photo Contest

Click here to see the 1st winners of the CoNPS Conference Photo Contest. 

Regional Job Openings

 Botanical and horticultural job openings in our region.

Some New Photos on the Website

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a photo of a dwarf blueberry shrub in bloom

South Park

Photo by Linda Smith

a photo of a white snowberry shrub in bud

White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Photo by Ernie Marx

a photo of a common elderberry shrub in bloom

Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of an alpine laurel shrub in full bloom

Alpine Laurel (Kalmia microphyllua)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a close up photo of a golden columbine flower in bloom

Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima)

Photo by Lea Baca

a photo of a Parry's Clover flower in bloom

Parry's Clover (Trifolium parryi)

Photo by Mo Ewing

a photo of an old mine on Red Mountain Pass

Red Mountain Pass

Photo by Lea Baca

a photo of the Arikaree River at dusk

The Arikaree River

Photo by Gifford Ewing ewingphoto.com

a photo of a wolfberry shrub in bloom

Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

Photo by Ernie Marx