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Photos by Kevin Urbanek and Hayley Urbanek
To conserve amphibians, reptiles and their habitats as integral parts of our ecosystem and culture through proactive and coordinated public-private partnerships.
Next Meeting Date: Feb 9, 2019
We will see you on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Boulder County Open Space building in Longmont, CO. We are confident that this date will be less impacted by field herping and school conflicts and look forward to great lectures and networking.
Photos by Hayley Urbanek
Our June trip to Otero County was a great success with 152 observations and 30 species found!
Letters from Phoenix Herpetological Society (PHS)!
The letters were written by young students who attended the summer camp at PHS last year. These students chose COPARC to contact about reptile conservation.
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About CO PARC
Colorado Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (CO PARC) is a state chapter of Southwest PARC (SW PARC), a regional working group of national Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC). PARC is an inclusive partnership dedicated to the conservation of herpetofauna–reptiles and amphibians–and their habitats. Its membership comes from all walks of life and includes individuals from state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, museums, pet trade industry, nature centers, zoos, energy industry, universities, herpetological organizations, research laboratories, forest industries, and environmental consultants.
Colorado PARC is organized for the purpose of implementing the PARC mission within Colorado. Our state is home to 18 amphibian and 53 reptile species that occupy the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and western plateaus and canyons. Like the Southwest, Colorado faces a number of conservation challenges, including ongoing drought and water resource consumption, habitat destruction, and the introduction of crayfish, bullfrogs, and non-native fish into amphibian and reptile habitat. Although we are a state chapter of PARC, we welcome our neighbors and friends from all over to become active participants in Colorado amphibian and reptile conservation.
Colorado Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (CO PARC) is a state chapter of Southwest PARC (SW PARC), a regional working group of national Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC). PARC is an inclusive partnership dedicated to the conservation of herpetofauna–reptiles and amphibians–and their habitats. Its membership comes from all walks of life and includes individuals from state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, museums, pet trade industry, nature centers, zoos, energy industry, universities, herpetological organizations, research laboratories, forest industries, and environmental consultants.
Colorado PARC is organized for the purpose of implementing the PARC mission within Colorado. Our state is home to 18 amphibian and 53 reptile species that occupy the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and western plateaus and canyons. Like the Southwest, Colorado faces a number of conservation challenges, including ongoing drought and water resource consumption, habitat destruction, and the introduction of crayfish, bullfrogs, and non-native fish into amphibian and reptile habitat. Although we are a state chapter of PARC, we welcome our neighbors and friends from all over to become active participants in Colorado amphibian and reptile conservation.
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