Mountain Scholar
Mountain Scholar is an open access repository service that collects, preserves, and provides access to digitized library collections and other scholarly and creative works from Colorado State University and the University Press of Colorado. It also serves as a dark archive for the Open Textbook Library.
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Recent Submissions
Final report on the geographic extent of the Preble's meadow jumping mouse population on the United States Air Force Academy
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1995-10-20) Corn, Janelle G., author; Pague, Christopher A., author; Ellingson, Aaron R., author; Sherman, Michael, author; Zwiejacz, Tad, author; Kittel, Gwen, author; Fleming, Chris, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
A preliminary wetland vegetation classification for a portion of Colorado's West Slope
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1996) Sanderson, John, author; Kettler, Steve, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
Comprehensive statewide wetlands classification and characterization: wetland plant associations of Colorado: preliminary report, 1999-2001
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2001) Carsey, Kathy, author; Cooper, David, author; Decker, Karin, author; Kittel, Gwen, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
Pawnee montane skipper vegetation study for the Upper South Platte watershed protection and restoration project, September 2012
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2014-10) Sovell, John, author; Colorado Natural Heritage Program, publisher
The Pawnee montane skipper (Hesperia leonardus montana) (PMS) is listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. To assist in evaluating the effects of forest restoration treatments, the USFS, USFWS, and Denver Water sponsored a monitoring program for the PMS. Annual monitoring began in August 2000, was conducted through 2013, and will continue into the future. Three forest restoration treatment areas (2000 treatment, 2002 treatment, and 2004 treatment) and a control area were designated for monitoring. The primary objective of monitoring is to compare skipper use of untreated lower montane forest with use in lower montane forest that has been thinned to reduce fire danger and that is expected to improve PMS habitat.
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2001-2005 vegetation classification and mapping
(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2005-08) Salas, David, author; Stevens, Joe, author; Schulz, Keith, author; United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Denver Office. Technical Service Center, publisher
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO) encompasses 417 square miles in north central Colorado, and lies on the eastern slope of the southern Rocky Mountains. This mapping effort is part of the National Park Services' national inventory and monitoring program and will provide core or "baseline" information that park managers need to effectively manage and protect park resources. This vegetation inventory was conducted in accordance with specified protocols and quality assurance standards.