Colography: The Nitty-Gritty Colorado (SPUR)

If “geography” means “documentation of Earth,” logical reasoning extends the concept to “colography” as “documentation of Colorado.” Our state sprawls across three great geologic landforms and their blending creates mountains and plains, water drainages as well as grassland, shrubland, and treeland lifescapes. So how many mountain ranges and parks do we have, and what is a “park,” anyway? How many cactuses and orchids, owls and hummingbirds — how much life — garnishes the landscapes with distinctive lifescapes? “Colography: The Nitty-Gritty Colorado” will examine physical and biotic details of the state we call home, all with a mind for traveling to see it.

Kevin Cook has worked full-time as a self-employed writer-naturalist since earning his biology and wildlife biology degrees from Western State College and CSU. As a lifelong naturalist, Kevin has explored Colorado to experience its wildlife firsthand and has spent his entire adult life addressing issues between people and the natural world. Kevin writes natural history columns for newspapers and magazines, edits technical articles for scientific publications, leads wildlife observation tours, teaches various wildlife classes, and presents monthly wildlife lectures at several Colorado venues.

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