Welcome to the CoNPS Field Studies Web Page

 

 

The Colorado Native Plant Society annually collaborates with various agencies, academic institutions, and other partners in field research to promote the conservation and management of Colorado’s rare plants. 

 

You are invited to participate in conducting field research, such as, performing general plant inventories in rare habitats, counting or monitoring rare plants at known sites, assisting Master’s or PhD students in collecting field data about rare plants they are studying, or performing focused field surveys for a particular target species.  

 

Field trips are lead by a CoNPS coordinator or person conducting the study.  Trips are typically one or two days in length and may require overnight stays.

 

Field studies are a rewarding and hands-on way to view Colorado’s rare plants in their habitats, and your help contributes to the understanding of their ecology, distribution, and conservation needs.

 

To help defray travel costs, CoNPS funds are available to those who participate and request the assistance:  Typically a $50 stipend is awarded to travelers for each day in the field.  An additional $50 may be awarded for preparation of a field studies report that is published in the CoNPS newsletter and on this web site.  The report briefly discusses the experiences of the attendees and general field findings.  There is a limit of four $50 stipends for enthusiastic individuals and one $50 stipend for a report per trip. 

 

There are a limited number of openings (usually 5-15) for each trip and you must contact the trip leader to participate in any trip.    Accommodations and food typically are not provided for participants on Field Studies trips; you will get details about these when you sign-up.

 

Photos below are of the 2010 Field Studies Opportunity at Coral Bluffs.
Photos by Corral Bluffs Alliance

 

For information about the Field Studies Committee, please email Steve Popovich, Field Studies Chair, or call him: 970-295-6641.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click for Field Studies for 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All content is copyright by the Colorado Native Plant Society.  No photographs may be reproduced for any purpose without the expressed consent of the photographer. Email the Webmaster of the Colorado Native Plant Society for permission to use material from this web site.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, photographs on this CoNPS web site are by Al Schneider, www.swcoloradowildflowers.com,   and may not be used for any purpose without his expressed permission. Email him.