Productivity Strategies. Eco-living! Environmental Science. Biodiversity. Home - Mountain Park Environmental Center. Wildlife Profiles and Information. Taurus.cnr.colostate.edu/projects/cofishguide/index.cfm. Species Identification. These fish were introduced in the 1880s and have become both the angler’s favorite and the mainstay of Colorado’s hatchery system (millions of catchable and subcatchable sized fish are stocked annually). Rainbows can be found in most mountain lakes and streams, as well as many plains reservoirs. Physical characteristics that can help distinguish rainbow trout include dark spots on a light body, continuous spotting throughout the body, and often a “rainbow” horizontal reddish stripe.
Rainbow trout may be caught with a variety of flies, baits, and lures. {*style:<b>Cutthroat (Native) Trout </b>*} Several subspecies of cutthroat trout are found in Colorado, of which three are native – the greenback , the Rio Grande and the Colorado . The range of these fish has decreased due to a variety of habitat factors, and extensive recovery efforts are underway by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Lake trout, also known as Mackinaw, are the largest trout in North America. {*style:<b> Lorado Connections. Is a conservation education resource for Colorado educators.
Offers the latest in conservation education news, basic and advanced training opportunities, and ideas for making the most of your training time and investment. Print a copy of this online version for reference, or to share with a colleague! While each edition is date-sensitive (workshop offerings), previous issues contain helpful information and articles. If you would like to receive by mail, send your mailing address via e-mail to Tabbi Kinion , Colorado Parks and Wildlife Project WILD state coordinator. Contact her, too, if you are not trained in using activities from these projects, and would like to attend a training workshop .
Tabbi will get you started! Teacher Resources. Is the Colorado conservation education e-newsletter. Signing up will ensure that you stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the field and new education opportunities. – Adopted by the Colorado State Board of Education in December 2012, the Colorado Environmental Education Plan outlines strategies to support the education of an environmentally literate citizenry. The adoption of this plan sets the stage for coordination and cooperation among schools, districts, and community partners. - Learn more about this grant program exclusively for educators who have participated in one of our educator training workshops. These grants of up to $1000 will help you and your students improve wildlife habitat and create an outdoor classroom space at your school. —Wildlife and conservation education-related materials for loan. – Download curriculum modules written for Colorado high school biology, ecology and environmental science teachers and students.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb0440/eb0440.pdf. The Native Trees of Colorado. This web site for anyone who is interested in the trees of Colorado. My goal is to offer a guide to identification of Colorado native trees which is easy to use. There is considerably more detailed and particular help here for identifying Colorado trees than you will find in the national-scale tree guide books or in many regional guides.
In fact many of those books omit some native trees of Colorado. I also describe something about the trees' habits and the role of the trees in the forests of Colorado. This guide describes every native tree of Colorado. It is easy to learn to recognize the trees you will see. Map of Colorado Forests (Colorado State Forest Service). Instant Tree Finder Chart (conifers) Books on Trees and Forests of Colorado The Mountain Pine Beetle and the recent pine beetle epidemic. Geology and Ecology of Colorado Springs natural wonder | Garden of the Gods. Garden of the Gods has been many things: a tropical haven; an inland sea; a field of sand dunes; and, even a vast swampy floodplain. Dinosaurs once grazed on the ferns and other tropical plants. Sea serpents swam in shallow waters and mammoths trudged through deep snow in May. The rocks reveal secrets of ancient environments to those who know their language.
A billion years ago, molten rock cooled to create Pikes Peak granite and the Ancestral Rockies. About 65 million years ago, mountains rose and tipped the rocks that today we see today vertical and beyond. Garden of the Gods is located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain’s eastern Front Range. The plains are dominated by drought-tolerant grasses; the foothills have shrubs and scrubby trees; and the middle elevation, the montane, exhibits increasingly thick forests and lush meadows.
The Garden of the Gods rests in the foothills - a zone of transition. Get Outside. National Wildlife Federation has worked to connect children and youth with nature for decades, inspiring children through Ranger Rick magazine, working with educators to get kids learning outdoors, and helping parents find new ways to engage their children outside.
Today, the amount of time kids spend outside is alarmingly low--only minutes per day--while screen time is at an all time high (upwards of seven hours). NWF has set a new goal to stem the tide and move kids back outdoors: Help NWF Get 10 Million Kids Outdoors! Our three-year goal is to get 10 million more American children out of their indoor habitat and into the great outdoors. How Are We Tackling This Goal? NWF is working with the major influencers of children's time to make the outdoors a bigger part of their every day lives: Inspiring Parents and Caregivers We have resources and tools that help parents incorporate regular outdoor time into their children's days. Related Links: Working with Teachers and Youth Organizations.
Home - National Wildlife Federation. Home | Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education. Lorado State Parks. Education - Colorado Division of Wildlife. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering a one-time grant opportunity to agency partners that engage in hunting and angling outreach and education. The Partners in Outdoors Grants are available to non-profits, public shooting ranges, and local city and county governments in Colorado.
With a total of $150,000 in funds available, eligible partners can apply for grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000. The program has a relatively brief timeline. Grant applications are due by Dec. 31, 2013, and awards will be finalized by January 2014, with notification letters sent out in February. For more information about the program and application process, visit the Partners in the Outdoors webpage. The application can be found here , or on the grant homepage. Upcoming Events Enjoy the Outdoors! Sign up to receive the latest news and events via the CPW Insider or browse the CPW Events Calendar to find more events in Colorado! Commerce City Wildlife Viewing Tours. Plug in to Nature. > Plug in to Nature Plug in to Nature is a comprehensive analysis to determine effective ways to combat Nature Deficit Disorder in Larimer County.
Funded by Great Outdoors Colorado as an initiative stemming from their 2010 Strategic Plan, this project will engage the community to determine the current level of connections families feel for nature on conserved lands and parks throughout Larimer County. During the project there will be many ways you can participate and lend your perspective. Check back often for updates on meetings, the project schedule, and other ways to get involved.
Project Reports Executive SummaryProject ReportReplication GuideAppendix. NATURE ROCKS - for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids and Families. Fly Fishing Entomology is aquatic insects bugs flies nymphs in trout streams. Aquatic Insect Encyclopedia: The real flies we imitate when fly fishing. Lesser Trout Foods Alderflies, Beetles, Crayfish, Damselflies, Dobsonflies, Dragonflies, Midges, Scuds, Water Boatmen, More... Troutnut.com has 4355 pictures of 1021 subjects, and a growing library of behavioral information to help us understand and better imitate the things trout eat. (The title says insects, but there are other critters in the mix.) The site is organized by scientific name, but you can find things through the directory of common names too. You may also find the introduction to the taxonomic classification system helpful.
Mayflies Order Ephemeroptera Mayflies are the most important insects for anglers to understand, because they are common on trout streams, they often hatch in frenzied bursts of activity, and their behavior varies so widely between families and sometimes even species that it's useful to know and imitate the habits of each. Stoneflies Order Plecoptera Caddisflies Order Trichoptera Midges Family Chironomidae Dragonflies Order Odonata-Anisoptera Damselflies Beetles.
Cool Science: Resource Collection Detail "Aquatic Insects in Mountain Streams" Montane Forest Life Zone General Information. Plants and Trees. Many different types of plants and trees live in Colorado. Below is a pictures of some of the common plants and trees of Colorado. Click on the name of the tree and it will bring you to a website that gives more information about them. In order to survive plants have adapted (changed) so that they can live in different life zones. Decidious plants like aspens and cottonwood trees grow lots of leaves in the spring and summer, collect lots of sunlight, food and energy, then decide to lose their leaves in the fall to save energy over the winter. Coniferous plants like pine trees (pine cones) have adapted by growing skinny needles to collect light energy and stay on the tree all year. Succulent plants like the prickly pear cactus have adapted to its hot environment by having a thick wax like surface on it to stop all the water from evaporating from it.
Also, cactuses have adapted to animals by growing sharp spine like needles to keep animals away. Montane Life Zone. Colorado Front Range GK12 Template. Colorado Front Range GK12 Template. Lorado Life Zones General Information. Colorado has many different landforms that make it special. On the eastern part of the state is the Great Plains. Down the center of the state is the spectacular Rocky Mountains. In the western part of the state is the Colorado Plateau region.
The state has many mountains, plateaus, mesas, canyons, and many more landforms. It also has many lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers. Because of the diverse landforms and waterways, Colorado has many different types of habitats or life zones (unique places where animals and plants live). C. To learn more, click on these topics: elevation and climate; seasons, water, and animals; and adaptations of plants and animals OR to find out more about a specific life zone click on the names of the life zones on the side. Colorado Life Zones: Website Index of Animals and Internet Links Colorado Life Zones Scavenger Hunt Worksheets (PDF): Click Here Where Do Rivers Come From (PDF): Click Here Animal Research Worksheet (PDF): Click Here. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. How to Use a Suunto Compass. ECOLOGY.
Ecology- Projects - Biological Sciences - University of Canterbury - New Zealand. These projects are available for all thesis students. See also Enviromental Science projects. Forest Ecology Are large fruited tree species suffering from dispersal limitation in Nigerian montane forests? In Nigerian montane forests there has been a dramatic drop in the number of frugivores over the past 30 years, especially primates. The aim of this research is to determine if this loss of frugivores is negatively affecting seed dispersal of Afromontane endemic tree species. We shall compare fruit removal and dispersal in high frugivore versus low frugivore forest patches. Degree: Honours / MSc / PhD Background/skills required: Field/lab support funding is available.
How important is secondary seed dispersal in Afromontane forests? Initial work has demonstrated that most seed dispersed by putty nose monkeys is removed from the forest floor before it has a chance to germinate (in fact, almost all seed is removed with two days of falling). Pollination biology at Ngel Nyaki forest, Nigeria. Ecology WWW Resources. Ecology WWW Page The Ecology WWW Place is an extensive database of ecology sites on the Internet. An excellent resource for teachers, students, and researchers.
EcoNet EcoNet serves organizations and individuals working for environmental preservation and sustainability. Contains an environmental issue resource center with many informational links to a variety of ecology-related Web sites. EE-Link EE-Link is a gopher and WWW site for environmental education. Envirolink Library The EnviroLink Library is a very comprehensive resource of environmental information on the internet. The Environmental Education Network Student Resources An excellent site containing environmental resources for students. Monarch Watch Sea Turtle Survival League. River Ecology On-site Activities. River Ecology - On-site Activities Time to Complete: 1.5 hoursTitle of Program: Cold River Ecology 1.
South Carolina State Standards Addressed: 2. Program Description: Students will conduct a survey of the Middle Saluda River to determine the organisms that live there and how they are adapted for their environment. 3. What is a mountain river? 4. Complete Post-site Activities 5. 6. Call for reservation. 7. Provide students with boots and collecting nets.