On Monday, July 19, at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room of the Salida Cafe, GARNA will host a presentation by US Forest Service biologist Mike Wrigley on the sub-alpine ecosystem titled “What’s up there?” The subalpine ecosystem, dominated by Englemann spruce and subalpine fir forests with intermingled stands of aspen and lush meadows, is characterized by long, cold winters, brief cool summers and high annual precipitation. Mike will talk about the common and rare plants and animals found in this challenging environment and discuss some of the past, present, and future management issues and threats to this fragile ecosystem. This presentation is part of the ongoing “Our Sense of Place”, a year long program teaching about our place in respect to the Arkansas River bioregion. Each topic explores a different topic of the natural world of the Upper Arkansas River Valley to acquaint and promote a ‘rootedness’ in the place we call home. The presentation is free to GARNA members, $5 at the door for non-members. For more information, please call GARNA at 539-5106.
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