Collaboration for Conservation
November 29, 2023
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
Federally listed plants (rare plants that are considered threatened or endangered) are protected on public lands. However, sometimes there is conflict between energy needs and lands that support rare
Meet the Endemic Rocky Mountain Monkeyflower
December 14, 2022
Christina Alba
Last August I spent a day scrambling up steep granite outcroppings perched high above a popular hiking trail in Rocky Mountain National Park. Colleagues and I were searching for patches of Rocky
Protecting Rare Plants with Science
November 28, 2022
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 is the primary law protecting rare and imperiled species and their habitats in the United States. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is responsible for adding or
What threatens the Colorado hookless cactus?
May 19, 2009
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
What threatens Sclerocactus glaucus ? Installation and maintenance of huge pipelines that move oil and gas from the well pads miles and miles to the collection facilities; roads; browsing and
Denver Botanic Gardens spends springtime in the field
May 8, 2009
Michelle DePrenger-Levin
Each year, as spring rolls around, the Research and Conservation staff load up a 4-wheel drive vehicle with our gear, head out across Colorado and the Rocky Mountain west region in search of rare