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Arapaho National Forest, the Glossary

Arapaho National Forest is a National Forest located in north-central Colorado, United States.^[1]

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1908 establishments in Colorado
National Forests of Colorado
National Forests of the Rocky Mountains

American avocet

The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America.

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American badger

The American badger (Taxidea taxus) is a North American badger similar in appearance to the European badger, although not closely related.

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American bittern

The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family.

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American mink

The American mink (Neogale vison) is a semiaquatic species of mustelid native to North America, though human introduction has expanded its range to many parts of Europe, Asia, and South America.

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American wigeon

The American wigeon (Mareca americana), also known as the baldpate, is a species of dabbling duck found in North America.

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Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter

Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter is a series of urban fantasy novels, short stories, and comic books by Laurell K. Hamilton.

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Arapaho

The Arapaho (Arapahos, Gens de Vache) are a Native American people historically living on the plains of Colorado and Wyoming.

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Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

The Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located in north-central Colorado.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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The black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), or black-capped night-heron, commonly shortened to just night-heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

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Byers Peak Wilderness

The Byers Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located in Arapaho National Forest in north central Colorado.

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Cameron Peak Fire

The Cameron Peak fire was a wildfire that started near Chambers Lake, Colorado, east of Walden and southwest of Red Feather Lakes near Cameron Pass on August 13, 2020, and was declared 100% contained on December 2, 2020.

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Canada goose

The Canada goose (Branta canadensis), sometimes called Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body.

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Centrocercus

Sage-grouse are grouse belonging to the bird genus Centrocercus. The genus includes two species: the Gunnison grouse (Centrocercus minimus) and the greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus).

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Clear Creek County, Colorado

Clear Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Colorado River

The Colorado River (Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico.

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Continental divide

A continental divide is a drainage divide on a continent such that the drainage basin on one side of the divide feeds into one ocean or sea, and the basin on the other side either feeds into a different ocean or sea, or else is endorheic, not connected to the open sea.

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Coyote

The coyote (Canis latrans), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf is a species of canine native to North America.

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Denver

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Dowitcher

The three dowitchers are medium-sized long-billed wading birds in the genus Limnodromus.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae.

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East Troublesome Fire

The 2020 East Troublesome Fire was a massive and destructive wildfire, and the second-largest in the history of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Eastern Plains

The Eastern Plains of Colorado refers to a region of the U.S. state of Colorado east of the Rocky Mountains and east of the population centers of the Front Range.

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Egg

An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.

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Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins is a home rule municipality that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of Larimer County, Colorado, United States.

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Front Range

The Front Range is a mountain range of the Southern Rocky Mountains of North America located in the central portion of the U.S. State of Colorado, and southeastern portion of the U.S. State of Wyoming.

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Gadwall

The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae.

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Gilpin County, Colorado

Gilpin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado, smallest in land area behind only the City and County of Broomfield.

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Golden eagle

The golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Goose

A goose (geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae.

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Granby, Colorado

The Town of Granby is the Statutory Town that is the most populous municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States.

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Grand County, Colorado

Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Great blue heron

The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as far northwestern South America, the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands.

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Greater yellowlegs

The greater yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) is a large shorebird in the family Scolopacidae.

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Grebe

Grebes are aquatic diving birds in the order Podicipediformes.

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Hawk

Hawks are birds of prey of the family Accipitridae.

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Idaho Springs, Colorado

The City of Idaho Springs is the statutory city that is the most populous municipality in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

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Indian Peaks Wilderness

The Indian Peaks Wilderness is a 73,931 acre wilderness area in north central Colorado managed jointly by the United States Forest Service and the National Park Service within the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and small parts of the southern section of Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Invertebrate

Invertebrates is an umbrella term describing animals that neither develop nor retain a vertebral column (commonly known as a spine or backbone), which evolved from the notochord.

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Jackson County, Colorado

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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James Peak Wilderness

The James Peak Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in north central Colorado in the Arapaho and Roosevelt national forests.

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Jefferson County, Colorado

Jefferson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell Kaye Hamilton (born February 19, 1963) is an American fantasy and romance writer.

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Lesser scaup

The lesser scaup (Aythya affinis) is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter.

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List of Colorado wildfires

This is a partial list of wildfires in the U.S. State of Colorado which have occurred periodically throughout its recorded history.

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Long-tailed weasel

The long-tailed weasel (Neogale frenata), also known as the bridled weasel, masked ermine, or big stoat, is a species of mustelid native to the Neotropics.

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Mallard

The mallard or wild duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa.

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Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest

Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest is the official title to a U.S. Forest Service managed area extending over in the states of Wyoming and Colorado, United States. Arapaho National Forest and Medicine Bow–Routt National Forest are national Forests of Colorado and national Forests of the Rocky Mountains.

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Moose

The moose ('moose'; used in North America) or elk ('elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest extant species of deer and the only species in the genus Alces.

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Mount Evans Wilderness

The Mount Evans Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area in Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest about west of Denver, Colorado.

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Mule deer

The mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) is a deer indigenous to western North America; it is named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule.

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Muskrat

The muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia and South America.

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National forest (United States)

In the United States, national forest is a classification of protected and managed federal lands that are largely forest and woodland areas.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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National Park Service ranger

National Park Service rangers are among the uniformed employees charged with protecting and preserving areas set aside in the National Park System by the United States Congress and the President of the United States.

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National Wilderness Preservation System

The National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) of the United States protects federally managed wilderness areas designated for preservation in their natural condition.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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Never Summer Wilderness

The Never Summer Wilderness is a U.S. Wilderness Area located immediately west of Rocky Mountain National Park in the Never Summer Mountains of Arapaho National Forest in northern Colorado.

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North American beaver

The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) is one of two extant beaver species, along with the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber).

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North American porcupine

The North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), also known as the Canadian porcupine, is a large quill-covered rodent in the New World porcupine family.

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Northern pintail

The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America.

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Park County, Colorado

Park County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Pawnee National Grassland

Pawnee National Grassland is a United States National Grassland located in northeastern Colorado on the Colorado Eastern Plains.

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Pike National Forest

The Pike National Forest is located in the Front Range of Colorado, United States, west of Colorado Springs including Pikes Peak. Arapaho National Forest and Pike National Forest are national Forests of Colorado and national Forests of the Rocky Mountains.

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Prairie falcon

The prairie falcon (Falco mexicanus) is a medium-large sized falcon of western North America.

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Pronghorn

The pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America.

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Raccoon

The raccoon (or, Procyon lotor), also spelled racoon and sometimes called the common raccoon or northern raccoon to distinguish it from the other species, is a mammal native to North America.

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Red Dawn

Red Dawn (Russian: Красный Pассвет) is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds.

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Red Dead Redemption 2

Red Dead Redemption 2 is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games.

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Red deer

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species.

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Red fox

The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the largest of the true foxes and one of the most widely distributed members of the order Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere including most of North America, Europe and Asia, plus parts of North Africa.

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Redhead (bird)

The redhead (Aythya americana) is a medium-sized diving duck.

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Richardson's ground squirrel

Richardson's ground squirrel (Urocitellus richardsonii), also known as the dakrat or flickertail, is a North American ground squirrel in the genus Urocitellus.

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Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park is an American national park located approximately northwest of Denver in north-central Colorado, within the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains.

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Rocky Mountains

The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America.

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Roosevelt National Forest

The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. Arapaho National Forest and Roosevelt National Forest are national Forests of Colorado and national Forests of the Rocky Mountains.

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Routt County, Colorado

Routt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Sandpiper

Scolopacidae is a large family of shorebirds, or waders, which mainly includes many species known as sandpipers, but also others such as woodcocks, curlews and snipes.

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Sora (bird)

The sora (Porzana carolina) is a small waterbird of the rail family Rallidae, sometimes also referred to as the sora rail or sora crake, that occurs throughout much of North America.

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South Platte River

The South Platte River is one of the two principal tributaries of the Platte River.

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Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or T.R., was an American politician, soldier, conservationist, historian, naturalist, explorer and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaho_National_Forest

Also known as Arapahoe National Forest.

, Mount Evans Wilderness, Mule deer, Muskrat, National forest (United States), National Park Service, National Park Service ranger, National Wilderness Preservation System, Native Americans in the United States, Never Summer Wilderness, North American beaver, North American porcupine, Northern pintail, Park County, Colorado, Pawnee National Grassland, Pike National Forest, Prairie falcon, Pronghorn, Raccoon, Red Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, Red deer, Red fox, Redhead (bird), Richardson's ground squirrel, Rocky Mountain National Park, Rocky Mountains, Roosevelt National Forest, Routt County, Colorado, Sandpiper, Sora (bird), South Platte River, Theodore Roosevelt, United States Forest Service, Vasquez Peak Wilderness, Virginia rail, Wet meadow, White-tailed jackrabbit, White-tailed prairie dog, Wilderness, Willet, Willow, Wilson's phalarope, 2020 Colorado wildfires.

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See also

1908 establishments in Colorado

National Forests of Colorado

National Forests of the Rocky Mountains

References