Rare plant surveys on Fort Carson, 2006-2007

Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.December 21, 2007.Includes bibliographical references

Aquilegia Volume 41 No. 5 Fall 2017

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Climate change vulnerability assessment for rare plants of the San Juan Region of Colorado

Prepared for: Tres Rios Bureau of Land Management and San Juan U.S. Forest Service.May 2014.Includes bibliographical references.The 5 million-acre San Juan Region lies in southwest Colorado and is considered part of the Four Corners area. The Colorado Natural Heritage Program tracks 122 plant species within this region. Recently published climate models for the Southern San Juan Region project a median decrease in May precipitation across southwestern Colorado and a 4.3° F increase in average annual temperatures, suggesting drought may become problematic for these species in the future (Lukas et al. 2014). As of 2014, we have conducted Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments using methodology developed by NatureServe for 60 of the tracked plant species known from the region, primarily focused on federally listed or agency sensitive species. Our results indicate that nearly 60% (36 species) of these plant species are extremely vulnerable to climate change. The most vulnerable species were from alpine, cliff and canyon, barrens, and groundwater dependent wetland habitats. Spruce-fir and ponderosa pine forests, and montane grasslands had the least amount of vulnerable species. Of the 60 species assesed, 37% (22 species) are endemic to the Four Corners region and most (19 species) are extremely vulnerable. Barrens support the highest number of endemic species of any habitat (7), and all but one barrens species is extremely vulnerable. We recommend developing climate adaptation strategies for extremely and highly vulnerable species and as time permits, assessing additional rare species

Arkansas Valley Barrens Conservation Action Plan 2011 update

Workshop dates: June 12, 2008 and July 14, 2010; report date: August 25, 2011.Includes bibliographical references.Sponsored by the Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative

Rare plant surveys on the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, 2006-2007

Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.December 21, 2007.Includes bibliographical references

Aquilegia, Vol. 27 No. 4, September-October 2003: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

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State of Colorado's biodiversity 2011, The

December 2011.Includes bibliographical references.In order to assist the Colorado office of The Nature Conservancy with their Measures of Success program, and to provide biodiversity status information to other organizations in Colorado, the Colorado Natural Heritage Program has developed a prototype analysis of the status of Colorado's biodiversity, using a scorecard approach. Following the three-part model of effective conservation developed by The Nature Conservancy, our scorecard evaluated the status of ecological systems, animals, and rare plants under three broad categories: 1) Biodiversity status - including size, quality; and landscape integrity 2) Threat status - focused on both current and potential future impacts; and 3) Protection status. Plants, animals, and ecological systems can only be considered effectively conserved when their biodiversity status is viable, threats have been abated, and land management/protection is sufficient to ensure the long-term persistence of the element

Survey and assessment of critical urban wetlands: City of Aurora

Report prepared for: City of Aurora, U.S. Envronmental Protection Agency, Region 8.December 2020.Includes bibliographical references

Aquilegia, Vol. 26 No. 3, May-June 2002: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

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Aquilegia, Vol. 25 No. 3, March-April 2001: Newsletter of the Colorado Native Plant Society

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