5 CNHP personnel and many other folks had a great time last Saturday inventorying all the different species living at Soapstone.

Here are the results, courtesy of Crystal Strouse, Natural Areas Technician for the City of Fort Collins:
Numbers of species recorded
Bees, wasps, grasshoppers and leafhoppers | 34 |
Butterflies | 35 |
Moths | 47 |
Spiders and Beetles | 32 |
Aquatic Invertebrates | 97 |
Birds | 51 |
Mammals | 26 |
Reptiles and Amphibians | 9 |
Plants | 316 |
Fungi | 34 |
For a total of 681 species recorded in a single 24-hour period. Not bad at all! A big thank you to everyone who participated!