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How might some of our favorite native garden plants respond to water stress as temperatures increase and precipitation events become harder to predict? This summer our team continued research started

In Colorado, 2020 was notable for being the most destructive wildfire season in the state's recent history. That year alone, more than 660,000 acres burned with multiple new records set for Colorado’s

Last year, I wrote a blog about my plan for field research on the Avery Peak Twinpod. I was investigating what affects the reproduction within and between the populations of this rare, alpine species

Discovering new ways to increase the success rate of ecological restoration efforts is paramount, and we in the Research & Conservation Department at Denver Botanic Gardens are excited about a new

It’s Pollinator Month, a time dedicated to celebrating the unsung heroes of our ecosystems: pollinators! From the tiniest bee to the most magnificent butterfly, these incredible creatures are vital to

The City Nature Challenge is a yearly community science event for folks in cities all over the world to observe and document biodiversity in their own backyards, and 2025 was the 10-year anniversary

Over the past two years, I have been doing research to better understand the relationship between water limitation and plant growth. Most recently, I have been analyzing data that I collected last

Last summer, along with a team of dedicated volunteers and seasonal employees, I surveilled Colorado’s High Line Canal in search of urban wetland habitat and larval mosquitoes. We found plenty of both

On March 31, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed bill HB25-1091, enshrining Colorado’s first state mushroom, Agaricus julius. Colorado has many state symbols that serve to represent the natural

Join your community in documenting biodiversity during the 10th anniversary of the City Nature Challenge! City Nature Challenge is a yearly event for folks in cities all over the world to observe and

The Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi is the largest macrofungal collection of mushrooms found along the Southern Rocky Mountains. How did this collection rise to fame? What are its origins? Let us begin

From sweet and floral to skunky and funky scents, the fragrance of a flower is unique. Certain floral scents are hypothesized to attract pollinators, defend against herbivores or act as a mode of