A Newly Documented Orchid for Deer Creek Natural Area
July 16, 2024
Research & Conservation
During this year’s City Nature Challenge, researchers and citizen scientists alike in the Denver-Boulder metro area documented different lifeforms, capturing the biodiversity of the places we recreate
Axton Ranch Mountain Park Floristic Survey Results
June 8, 2023
Jennifer Ackerfield
For the last two summers, Denver Botanic Gardens has been conducting a floristic inventory of Denver Mountain Park’s newest property, Axton Ranch Mountain Park. Just what is a floristic inventory
450 Acres of Unexplored Botanical Treasures
June 14, 2021
Jennifer Ackerfield
Denver Botanic Gardens is excited to partner with the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation on a floristic study of the soon-to-be newest Denver mountain park – Axton Ranch – which was recently acquired by
Sandstone Ranch: Douglas County’s Newest Open Space
July 15, 2019
Research & Conservation
Across the Front Range of Colorado (and the world writ large), ecosystems and the services they provide are giving way to subdivisions and housing developments. Pasturelands—which were native prairies