Crowley County Combined Library

The Colorado State Forest Service has designed this plan to provide a road map for improving forest health across Colorado in the coming decade. Major forest types in Colorado can be categorized by the dominant overstory vegetation; these include conifer-hardwood, conifer, mixed conifer, hardwood (primarily aspen), lodgepole pine, oak shrubland, piñon-juniper, ponderosa pine, riparian and spruce-fir.

A brief look at Colorado's threatened or endangered mammals, birds, amphibians, and fish.

"In this book, early fluent readers will learn how the grizzly bear came back from the brink of extinction. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the animal's habitat, diet, behaviors, and current status, as well as how conservation efforts helped these predators make a comeback."--

The kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) is categorized as "endangered" by the state of Colorado. The kit fox population in Colorado experienced a dramatic crash in the late 1990s. This study used non-invasive detection methods to evaluate the current distribution of the species in west-central Colorado. The results from this survey indicate that there are currently few to no resident kit foxes within the study area in west-central Colorado. It is clear that...

Examines how the actions of humans have negatively affected animals and discusses how animals can be protected and rescued.

This report represents the CDOW sponsored boreal toad research done in 2003 by several researchers, and has been consolidated into a single document to make this information available to members of the Boreal Toad Recovery Team and other interested parties.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) is charged with balancing the needs of Maasai inhabitants and their livestock, as well as the wildlife for which Ngorongoro Conservation area (NCA) is renowned, and the tourism industry that the wildlife supports. Thus, management of NCA represents a unique and important experiment in balancing multiple uses that has continued for more than 40 years.