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CNAP History

Harris Sherman, Executive Director of DNR, 1970sCactusWheeler Geologic Natural Area

Since the Natural Areas Act of 1977, Colorado's Natural Areas Program has:

  • Designated 93 natural area sites
  • Designated over 175,000 acres as natural areas
  • Written statewide manuals about native plant revegetation, weed management, and wetland management
  • Recruited and worked with over 100 volunteer stewards
  • Completed ecological inventories with the State Land Board
  • Recorded over 150 designated rare, threatened, or endangered species and communities

Last Modified Date: 2/18/2013 2:07 PM