Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna

Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna

Staunton State Park, Jefferson County Southern Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine Savanna Ponderosa Pine Savanna There are 3.2 million acres of Ponderosa pine forests in Colorado. This ecosystem is found foothills and lower montane elevations, often in arid, exposed...
Aspen Forest

Aspen Forest

Flatops Wilderness near Dunkley Pass Rocky Mountain Aspen Forest and Woodland Aspen Forest Aspen (Populus tremuloides) forests are widely distributed throughout the foothills and montane zones of the Colorado Rockies, from 6,500’ to 11,500’, especially on sandy and...