March of the ChollasSeptember 30, 2010The cholla cactus (Cylindropuntia imbricata) is a fairly common sight in the Arkansas River basin of southeast Colorado, […]
New Report: Lesser Prairie Chicken Habitat Assessment at the Comanche National GrasslandsSeptember 28, 2010A storm advances over the prairie at the Comanche National Grasslands. The Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is one […]
Site profile: Big Creek Lakes, Jackson CountySeptember 23, 2010B2: Very High Biodiversity Significance Big Creek Lakes was visited as part of the North Platte Watershed inventory […]
Ecological systems: Shortgrass PrairieSeptember 21, 2010This ecological system once covered most of Colorado east of the mountain front. Today, nearly 50% of our […]
Herrickia horrida (Canadian River spiny aster)September 17, 2010CNHP botanist Jill Handwerk and conservation planner Lee Grunau recently took a trip down to Lake Dorothy State […]
The Water Way: Botany Surveys Along the Gunnison RiverSeptember 15, 2010By Bernadette Kuhn, CNHP Botanist Burgundy and cinnamon-colored walls of the Wingate Formation along the Gunnison River. Field […]