Numerous streams, lakes, reservoirs, varied topography, climate,
and vegetation of the The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland provide
habitats for an abundance of native fish and wildlife, including
many of the most striking animals found in North America.
Bark Beetle epidemics continue to grow on the Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests and other National Forests and private lands in Colorado and Wyoming. On the Routt National Forest alone in 2006, more than 240,000 acres were infested with beetles; more than 94,000 acres of the Medicine National Forest are affected by beetle epidemics.
Learn about the ecology of forests and grasslands—ties
between the land, water, plants, animals, fire, weather,
and other resources and factors that occur together over
time.
Fish, both native and introduced as well as other vertebrate
and invertebrate aquatic animals and an assortment of riparian
and aquatic plants can be found in the streams, rivers, ponds,
reservoirs, wetlands, and riparian areas of the Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland. Learn
more about the fish and associated aquatic fauna of the forest
and grassland.
Dinosaurs, igneous rocks, and gold, oh my! Find out about
geological resources and processes—rocks, formations,
caves, fossils, minerals, and energy sources—within
our mountains, plateaus, and plains.
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The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder
Basin National Grassland is rich not only in natural
history, but in human history. Learn more about archaeological
activities and the human history of the forest and grassland.
Learn more about the Lands program on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder
Basin National Grassland contains a variety of trees
and plants. Browse our wildflower guide, or learn more about
the trees of the forest and vegetation management.
Research
The Rocky
Mountain Research Station supports our natural resource
programs through research and development of state-of-the-art
management tools
The Forest Service Research Natural Area network protects some of the finest examples of natural ecosystems for the purposes of scientific study and education and for maintenance of biological diversity.
The stewardship of water resources is an important part of the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland management.
The stewardship of water, soil, and air resources is an important
part of The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests, Thunder Basin National Grassland management.
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