The Colorado butterfly plant is a member of the evening primrose family and is a short-lived perennial herb with one to several reddish, pubescent stems that are 50–80 centimeters (cm) (2–3 feet) tall. The lower leaves are lance-shaped with...
Fish biologists with Colorado Division of Wildlife and the USFWS's Colorado Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office collect cutthroat trout from Lake Nanita in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Fish biologists with Colorado Division of Wildlife and the USFWS's Colorado Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office collect cutthroat trout from Lake Nanita in Rocky Mountain National Park. Chris Kennedy/USFWS photo.
The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
Alamosa and Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges are adjacent refuges in southern Colorado. Alamosa is on the upper end of the Rio Grande while Monte Vista is just west of there. They share some interesting features and wildlife. From an...
The Colorado hookless cactus is a barrel shaped cactus that ranges from 1.2 to 4.8 inches (in.) (3 to 12 centimeters (cm)) tall, with exceptional plants up to 12 in. (30 cm) tall. Stems range from 1.6 to 3.6 in. (4 to 9 cm) in diameter. The stems...
North Park phacelia is a federally listed endangered plant known only to occur in Jackson County, Colorado. The majority of known populations occur on a BLM Natural Resource Area located northwest of Walden. It also occurs on the Arapaho NWR in two...
This photo was taken at the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado.
The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed...
These photos were taken at the Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret...
This photo was taken at Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Program in Colorado. The black-footed ferret is considered to be the rarest mammal in North America. In 1988, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service developed the "Black-footed Ferret Recovery...
History; Recreation sites; Public policies; Wildlife restoration; Wildlife Refuges;
This is a picture of John Dingell with the town of Pagosa Hot Spring, Colorado in the background. Dingell was the father of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937.
Eriogonum pelinophilum is a low growing, rounded, densely branched subshrub in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae). It has dark green inrolled leaves that appear needlelike, and clusters of white to cream colored flowers with greenish-red to...
