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Denver, Co 80202

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Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Plains Shortgrass Prairie

Plains Shortgrass Prairie

by | Mar 8, 2021

Pawnee Buttes National Grassland Western Great Plains Shortgrass Prairie Shortgrass Prairie The shortgrass prairie occurs on the eastern plains of Colorado from the foothills to the eastern border in Nebraska and Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. The vast majority of...
Foothills Riparian Woodland

Foothills Riparian Woodland

by | Mar 8, 2021

Genesee Park, Jefferson County Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Riparian Woodland and Shrubland Foothills riparian woodlands Foothills riparian woodland zones are diverse in terms of water sources. In some locations, these woodland communities grow near ponds or...
Foothills Gambel Oak Shrublands

Foothills Gambel Oak Shrublands

by | Mar 8, 2021

South Valley Park, Jefferson County Rocky Mountain Gambel Oak Mixed Mountain Shrublands Gambel Oak Shrublands Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii) is commonly found along the foothills of the Front Range in southern Colorado and throughout the foothills and lower montane...
Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna

Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna

by | Mar 8, 2021

Staunton State Park, Jefferson County Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna Ponderosa Pine Savanna There are 3.2 million acres of Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests in Colorado. This ecosystem is found foothills and lower montane elevations, often in...
Subalpine Fens

Subalpine Fens

by | Mar 5, 2021

High Creek Fen, South Park, Park County Subalpine - Montane Fens Fens A fen (from most general to specific) is a: Wetland – for a site to be called a wetland, it must have soil saturation at least 2 weeks per year during the growing season, wetland soils, and plants...