A 640-acre (2.6 km2) portion of the Chalk Bluffs in Weld County were set aside in September 2001 by the Colorado State Parks Natural Areas Program as the Chalk Bluffs Natural Area. [1]
chalk, bluffs, natural, area, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jsto. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Chalk Bluffs Natural Area news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Chalk Bluffs is a barren chalk escarpment in the northeastern part of the U S state of Colorado stretching from the Wyoming border east of I 25 to near the South Platte River in Logan County and Weld County 1 Chalk Bluffs in the Pawnee National Grasslands Weld County Colorado Contents 1 Geology 2 Ecology 3 Chalk Bluffs Natural Area 4 Wind farm 5 ReferencesGeology editThe Chalk Bluffs exposes the Ogallala Fox Hills and Arikaree Formations Miocene Eocene and Paleocene vertebrate fossils are found 1 Ecology editMost of the escarpment lies within the Pawnee National Grasslands As the bluffs are primarily barren and protected from fire However trees normally found in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains are found there including Ponderosa pine Rocky Mountain juniper limber pine and mountain mahogany Numerous raptors nest on the cliffs including Swainson s hawks ferruginous hawks golden eagles and prairie falcons The bluffs are a favorite site for birdwatching It has been recognized by the National Audubon Society as a site of global importance Chalk Bluffs Natural Area editA 640 acre 2 6 km2 portion of the Chalk Bluffs in Weld County were set aside in September 2001 by the Colorado State Parks Natural Areas Program as the Chalk Bluffs Natural Area 1 Wind farm editThe bluffs are adjacent to the Cedar Creek Wind Farm References edit a b c Parks state co us Chalk Bluffs Natural Area 36 28 46 N 90 09 45 W 36 47952 N 90 16252 W 36 47952 90 16252 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chalk Bluffs Natural Area amp oldid 1052899555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
