Education
Education is a central tenet of CNHP’s mission. CNHP offers outdoor and classroom learning experiences that instill an appreciation for Colorado’s biodiversity. By creating high quality educational resources and trainings, CNHP provides a hands-on training from the layperson to the professional, and most importantly to the next generation of natural resource scientists and managers.
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Siegele Conservation Science Internship
For 10 weeks each summer, six CSU undergraduate students receive professional training from CNHP biologists, and participate in field-oriented conservation research projects across Colorado.
Visit the Siegele Conservation Science Internship Page
Linda S. Hamilton "Conserving Colorado" Awards
Linda Hamilton, a Colorado State University alumna, is passionate about understanding relationships within the natual world. She started an endowment which provides stipens to support undergraduate work aligned with CNHP's mission.
Visit the Linda S. Hamilton "Conserving Colorado" Awards Page
Service Learning
CNHP is a service learning partner with the capstone class for seniors majoring in ecosystem science and sustainability. We have engaged up to twenty students a year from this class who complete projects that include research, outreach, report writing and presentations.
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Bioblitzes
A BioBlitz is an intensive period of biological surveying in which teams of scientists, students, teachers, and other community members work together to find, identify, and record all the living species within a designated area.
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Wetland Plant Identification Workshops
Based on the content of the wetland plant field guides, CNHP teaches workshops each summer on wetland plant identification.
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Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App
CNHP has developed several important resources to help identify wetland plants across the state, including an interactive app with detailed descriptions and photos of over 700 plant species.
Visit the Colorado Wetland Field Guides and App Page
Colorado Rare Plant Guide
An online guide to identifying rare plants in Colorado, complete with photographs, illustrations, habitat descriptions, maps, management issues, research information, herbarium specimen images, and more.
Visit the Colorado Rare Plant Guide Page
