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1.1 Mixed aspen-lodgepole pine forest. (Photo Credit: Michael Ritter). Lodgepole pine surround the cabin in the foreground. Aspen lie beyond in the distance at lower elevations. |
Our first stop is near the University of Colorado's Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research Mountain Research Station at an elevation of 9,500 feet.Lodgepole pine forest surrounds much of the area around the research station, with intermixed aspen. The lodgepole pine forest is a successional forest that was heavily logged during the past century.
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1.1 Mixed aspen-lodgepole pine forest. (Photo Credit: Michael Ritter). Lodgepole pine surround the cabin in the foreground. Aspen lie beyond in the distance at lower elevations. |
Field Journal EntryVenture into the Lodgepole pine to check it out in more detail, then describe the difference in understory characteristics of lodgepole pine and aspen forests in your journal. Make a sketch of the tree form at this site in your journal. Record the Environmental Data in your journal
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On to Stop 2 Subalpine Forest
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3: Ecotone | Stop 4: Tundra |
| Stop 5: D1 | Stop 6: Isabelle Glacier
| Stop 7: Pawnee Cirque | Stop 8: Green
Lakes Valley | Wrap - up |
Created by Michael Ritter ( mritter@uwsp.edu ) Last revised July14, 1997