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 trampling
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