Aiken Canyon, Colorado - The Nature Conservancy

Striking images can be found here - the zone between the plains and mountains where dramatic red spires and outcrops collide with rich green flora. This is a high-quality foothills ecosystem along the southern Front Range. A treasure trove of plant and animal communities call this home.

Named after ornithologist Charles Aiken, this is a great destination for birders - more than 100 species have been seen. Aiken, a U.S. surveyor, taxidermist and collector, first surveyed this region in the 1870s.

Learn more at http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/colorado/

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• nature
• conservancy
• tnc
• conservation
• environment
• green
• habitat
• science
• aiken
• canyon
• colorado
• foothills
• mountains
• wildlife

[1awriter]

This Preserve is named for my great-great uncle. :-)