{"id":838,"date":"2018-06-28T19:07:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T19:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/?page_id=838"},"modified":"2025-12-05T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:54:07","slug":"field-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/library\/field-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App<\/h1>\n\t<a href=\"#new2020\"><strong>*New Pocket Guide 2020 Second Edition available<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nIs it true that sedges have edges and rushes are round? Need help figuring out one willow from another? Or ever wondered about the names of all those beautiful wildflowers growing along mountain streams? CNHP has developed a series of digital and printed field guides to wetland plants that will answer these questions and more. The field guides have been made possible through Wetlands Program Development Grants from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, and in-kind match from Colorado Parks and Wildlife Wetland Program, Colorado Department of Transportation, The Nature Conservancy, and Colorado State University.\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/CNHP_Wetland_FG_app_2018-532x1024.png\" alt=\"CNHP Wetland Field Guide App Screenshot\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1024\" width=\"532\" title=\"CNHP_Wetland_FG_app_2018-532x1024\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCNHP Wetland Field Guide App Screenshot\n\t<h2>\nColorado Wetlands Mobile App\n<\/h2>\n\n    The Colorado Natural Heritage Program is pleased to offer the Colorado Wetlands Mobile App! The App is available for FREE at the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/colorado-wetlands-mobile-app\/id1077511822#?platform=iphone\" \ntarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>iTunes App Store<\/b><\/a> (for iPhones\/iPads). Functionality fixes were completed in October 2025, including the restoration of download capabilities for offline use. Please note that an Android version of the App is currently unavailable.\n\n<br \/>\n<p>The Colorado Wetland Mobile App contains three main sections: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wetland Plants:<\/strong>\nDetailed descriptions and photos of 711 plant species found in Colorado&#8217;s \nwetland and riparian areas. The plants are searchable through many \ndifferent search criteria and filters. \n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wetland Maps:<\/strong> \nAccess to digital National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps. The App shows \nNWI maps for the entire state of Colorado and can use location \ninformation from the device to show mapped wetland where the user \nis located. The Maps screen can also be used to search for wetland \nplants potentially found at the user&#8217;s location. \n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wetland Types:<\/strong> \nBrief description of the most common wetland and riparian types\n found in Colorado. Wetland types can also be used as a filter \n for searching plant species.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\nFor more information, see the \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/2015\/Colorado_Wetland_App_Users_Guide.pdf\" target = '_blank'>\n    <b>user&#8217;s manual <\/b><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/11\/Artboard-1.png\" alt=\"Pocket Guide Ed2\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"726\" width=\"534\" title=\"Pocket Guide Ed2\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado&#8217;s Southern Rocky Mountains: A Pocket Guide Second Edition\n\t<a name=\"EasternPlains\"><\/a>\n<h2>\nCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado&#8217;s Southern Rocky Mountains\n<\/h2>\nNew in 2020, the  Common Wetland \nPlants of Colorado&#8217;s Southern Rocky Mountains: \n A Pocket Guide is a complimentary publication to the comprehensive \n Field Guide to Colorado&#8217;s Wetland Plants.\nThe Pocket Guide highlights \n common wetland plants, both native and non-native located within the \n Southern Rocky Mountains. It builds upon CNHP&#8217;s ongoing effort to provide wetland \n professionals and the general public with essential tools to identify and assess \n Colorado&#8217;s wetland resource.\n <b>No hard copies of the Pocket Guide are available at this time<\/b>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can also <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/MountainBook2020_2.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\">\n    <b>download the pdf!<\/b><\/a>\n \n  <!--p> \n Hard copies of the Pocket Guide are available for free from CNHP or we can ship them\n with a $15.00 shipping and handling charge.\nYou can also <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/MountainBook2020_2.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\">\n    <b>download the pdf!<\/b><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/wetlandfieldguidecover.jpg\" alt=\"Wetland Field Guide Cover\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"604\" width=\"392\" title=\"wetlandfieldguidecover\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWetland Field Guide Cover\n\t<h2>\nField Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants\n<\/h2>\nThe  Field Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants: Identification, \nEcology, and Conservation helps professionals and amateurs alike \nidentify most plant species found in Colorado's wetlands. The Guide is \nan easy-to-use resource that includes detailed descriptions and photos \nof over 600 wetland plant species, plus information on their wetland \nindicator status, conservation status, rarity, distribution, and ecology.\nThe Guide not only assists with identifying wetland plants, but \nhelps users apply that knowledge towards proactive conservation \nand protection of one of Colorado's most valuable resources. View a <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/profileKey.png\" target = '_blank'>\n    <b>sample page<\/b><\/a>.\n\n Purchase the field guide\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bookstore.colostate.edu\/MerchDetail.aspx?MerchID=1188821&amp;num=0&amp;start=1&amp;end=50&amp;type=1&amp;CategoryName=Nature&amp;CatID=26004&amp;Name=Nature#.WRCqb_nyvmF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <b>online at the CSU Bookstore<\/b><\/a>. You can also <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/WetlandPlantsOfColorado.zip\"><b>download the pdfs!<\/b><\/a> (zip)\n\n Download the \n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/Corrections.zip\" target = \"_blank\">\n    <b>updated index and errata<\/b><\/a>. (zip)\n    \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/10\/second-edition-front-cover-e1540937956191.jpg\" alt=\"Common Wetland Plants of Colorado&#039;s Eastern Plains: A Pocket Guide Second Edition\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2188\" width=\"1579\" title=\"Common Wetland Plants of Colorado&#039;s Eastern Plains: A Pocket Guide Second Edition\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado's Eastern Plains: A Pocket Guide Second Edition\n\t<a name=\"EasternPlains\"><\/a>\n<h2>\nCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado's Eastern Plains Second Edition\n<\/h2>\nThe Common Wetland \nPlants of Colorado's Eastern Plains: \n A Pocket Guide is a complimentary publication to the comprehensive \n Field Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants.\nThe Pocket Guide highlights \n common wetland plants, both native and non-native located within the \n Eastern Plains. It is designed to help landowners and other wetland \n managers correctly identify common wetland plants, manage for preferred \n species, and identify noxious ones. The Pocket Guide contains 148 \n species with 6 key characteristics (with bolded highlights of \n diagnostic characters), similar species, habitat and ecology \n comments, and management comments. \n   \n Hard copies of the Pocket Guide are available for free from CNHP or we can ship them\n with a $15.00 shipping and handling charge.\nYou can also <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/Final_EasternPlains_Oct4_2018_New.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\">\n    <b>download the pdf!<\/b><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/06\/westslopecover.jpg\" alt=\"Common Wetland Plants of Colorado&#039;s Western Slope: A Pocket Guide\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"2613\" width=\"1850\" title=\"westslopecover\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado's Western Slope: A Pocket Guide\n\t<a name=\"EasternPlains\"><\/a>\n<h2>\nCommon Wetland Plants of Colorado's Western Slope\n<\/h2>\nNew in 2018, the  Common Wetland \nPlants of Colorado's Western Slope: \n A Pocket Guide is a complimentary publication to the comprehensive \n Field Guide to Colorado's Wetland Plants.\nThe Pocket Guide highlights \n common wetland plants, both native and non-native located within the \n Western Slope. It builds upon CNHP's ongoing effort to provide wetland \n professionals and the general public with essential tools to identify and assess \n Colorado's wetland resource.\n  \n Hard copies of the Pocket Guide are available for free from CNHP or we can ship them\n with a $15.00 shipping and handling charge.\nYou can also <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/WesternSlope.pdf\"  target=\"_blank\">\n    <b>download the pdf!<\/b><\/a>\n\n\t\nFor information, contact \n<a href=\"mailto:Tom.Baldvins@colostate.edu?subject=Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App\">\nTom Baldvins<\/a>.\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App *New Pocket Guide 2020 Second Edition available Is it true that sedges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-838","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"override"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/838\/revisions\/2547"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}