by CONPS ME | Mar 3, 2022
Mosquito Pass, Mosquito Range Subalpine Willow Carrs In our Colorado Rocky Mountains, willow carrs are riparian shrublands that occur as narrow bands or broad shrublands in montane altitudes (8,000–10,000’) and into the upper reaches of subalpine areas (11,500’)....
by CONPS ME | 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...
by CONPS ME | Feb 17, 2021
Georgia Pass, Park County, Colorado Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry-Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland Spruce-Fir Forests Spruce-fir forests consisting of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) are one of the most extensive forest...
