Best Hikes Colorado's Front Range
Best Hikes Colorado's Front Range

Author: Abbie Mood

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2024-06-04

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1493066897

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There are endless hiking options in Colorado, and the Front Range is one of the best areas to explore. Best Hikes Colorado’s Front Range highlights the top trails from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs. The book includes a variety of hikes in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains for everyone from novice hikers to more experienced adventurers. Best Hikes Colorado’s Front Range offers 40 main hikes plus 8 bonus hikes ranging in altitude from 5,000 to 14,000 feet — all within driving distance of Fort Collins, Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Inside you’ll find: oWide variety of hikes oAt-a-glance difficulty ratings, trail contacts, fees and permits, local information, and much more oAccurate, easy-to-follow directions to the trailhead oDetailed trail descriptions, mile-by-mile directional cues, and GPS-compatible trail maps

Flyfisher's Guide to Colorado
Flyfisher's Guide to Colorado

Author: Marty Bartholomew

Publisher: Wilderness Adventures Press

Published: 2017-07-15

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13:

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This all-new third edition of this best-selling flyfishing guide to Colorado's waters includes an 8.5x11-inch layout, full-color photos and maps, and many brand-new redesigned highly detailed river and lake maps with GPS coordinates for all access points. Breaking the state into six sections, Bartholomew, a Colorado native and guide, blends his personal knowledge with the experience of state biologists and regional shop owners to offer the most complete flyfishing guide ever offered on Colorado. Also includes a warm-water section.

Common Dragonflies of the Southwest
Common Dragonflies of the Southwest

Author: Kathy Biggs

Publisher: Azalea Creek Pub

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780967793412

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Photographic identification field guide to the common dragonflies of the southwest. Contains decriptions of male and female, size, haitat, flight period and distribution by common and scientific name for 106 species. Checklist and information on dragonfly life cycle, viewing dragonflies included.

Insects & Kin of the Colorado Front Range
Insects & Kin of the Colorado Front Range

Author: Lynn Monroe

Publisher:

Published: 2021-06

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780961512545

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Written for nature enthusiasts of all ages, citizen scientists and the scientific community. This profusely illustrated book is the result of a field survey and natural history study of Front Range insects and other arthropods such as spiders, solpugids and millipedes. It was conducted at many sites in Colorado's Front Range over 29 years. It includes 1224 different insects-dragonflies, grasshoppers, katydids, mantids, true bugs, beetles, flies, butterflies, moths, wasps, bees, flies and more- and 42 other arthropods-spiders, solpugids, ticks, millipedes and more. There are 2561 color photos, almost all taken in the wild in their native habitat, plus 59 diagrams and charts. It has descriptions, classifications, natural histories and distributions. Also, a section on arthropod biology, sources and references, a plant list of all plants mentioned in the text, an extensive index and a quick common name index are included plus a concise summary of the survey results.

Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East
Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East

Author: Dennis Paulson

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 0691122830

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The definitive single-volume fully illustrated guide This is the first fully illustrated guide to all 336 dragonfly and damselfly species of eastern North America—from the rivers of Manitoba to the Florida cypress swamps—and the companion volume to Dennis Paulson's acclaimed field guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of the West. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the East features hundreds of color photos that depict all the species found in the region, detailed line drawings to aid in-hand identification, and a color distribution map for every species—and the book's compact size and user-friendly design make it the only guide you need in the field. Species accounts describe key identification features, distribution, flight season, similar species, habitat, and natural history. Paulson's authoritative introduction offers a primer on dragonfly biology and identification, and also includes tips on how to study and photograph these stunningly beautiful insects. Illustrates all 336 eastern species Features hundreds of full-color photos Includes detailed species accounts, line drawings to aid identification, and a color distribution map for every species Offers helpful tips for the dragonfly enthusiast

Ancient Denvers
Ancient Denvers

Author: Kirk Johnson

Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing

Published: 2020-03-27

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 1682752844

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A look at how the geology, environment, and landscape of what is now Denver has changed over the millennia.

Virtual Rivers
Virtual Rivers

Author: Ellen E. Wohl

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780300084849

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"This book fills an important gap with a clear and comprehensive explanation of how rivers are changed by human activity. The book also includes a generous selection of striking historical and contemporary photographs, maps, and diagrams that provide a fresh perspective on the extent to which the rivers of the Colorado Front Range have undergone change during the last two centuries."--BOOK JACKET.

Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services
Insects and Sustainability of Ecosystem Services

Author: Timothy D. Schowalter

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 146655391X

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With few exceptions, insects are perceived in industrialized countries as undesirable pests. In reality, relatively few insects interfere with us or our resources. Most have benign or positive effects on ecosystem services, and many represent useful resources in non-industrialized countries. Challenging traditional perceptions of the value of insec