Research Grant Reports
CoNPS Conducts Bryophyte Inventory of Lair ‘O Bear Park
On October 1, 2020, the CoNPS Bryophyte Group, called the Rocky Mountain Mossers conducted a bryophyte inventory of Lair 'O Bear Park in Jefferson County. The bryophyte group newly formed during the 2020 Covid pandemic conducted their first bryophyte inventory at...
Colors of Winter: Colorado Native Plants
Mahonia repens, brilliant in the winter snow.Plant people can go a little nuts in winter, it just can’t be denied. We know of course, that our beloved plants are just taking the necessary precautions to survive winter, and to be prepared for magnificent spring when...
Mountain Mahogany: What’s in a Name?
In the case of Mountain Mahogany, not much! Cancel any images of grand and stately trees bravely crowning mountaintops, this Colorado native rarely reaches 16 feet. And, partly because it is a favorite browse-snack for deer and elk, its stature is more contorted than...
Mission Grant Award Winner – Spring 2020
Spring 2020 Mission Grant Awarded to Jennifer Bousselot to Continue Research on Green Roofs The CoNPS Mission Grant Committee made a follow-up award of $750.00 to Jennifer Bousselot to support continuation of a multi-year project assessing green roof effects on...
2020 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Awarded
2020 Alice Eastwood Scholarship Recipient: Grace E. Gardner (Biology, Colorado Mesa University). $950. Grace, our inaugural recipient of an Alice Eastwood Scholarship, is interested in pursuing a career in sustainable agriculture. This has been...
2020 John Marr Grant Awards
The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has Chosenthe Recipients for the 2020 John Marr Research Grants Courtenay Ray $850 for: “Demographic response to climate change in the Rocky Mountain alpine” Emily Mooney $850 for: “How native host plant variation shapes a...
A Tribute to William Weber
We couldn’t fit the entirety of Ron’s heart-warming tribute to Dr. Weber in the Spring issue of Aquilegia, but you can read it all below. Mary Menz, managing editorA Tribute: William A. Weber William A. Weber (1918–2020), world renowned botanist and eminent Colorado...
CoNPS Comments on Jefferson County Conservation Plan
On May 11, 2020 CoNPS commented on the Jefferson County Parks Conservation Plan. https://conps.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Jeffco-Greenprint-Plan.pdf
2020 Myrna Steinkamp Grant Award Winners
The CoNPS Research Grants Committee has Chosen the Recipients for the 2020 Myrna Steinkamp Research Grants Bronwyn Taylor $1,000 for: “The reproductive ecology of Astragalus microcymbus” Emily Orr $1,000 for: “Population genomic analysis of the rare, narrow...
2019 Conservation Committee Annual Report
Here is the CoNPS Conservation Committee 2019 Annual Report of Activities.