Located in San Miguel County, the Big Gypsum Valley and Dry Creek Basin Action Areas include high quality occurrences of Gypsum Valley cat's-eye (Cryptantha gypsophila). Several other significant elements of biodiversity add conservation value to this area including the Gunnison Sage Grouse, Sage Sparrow, White-tailed Prairie dog, Little penstemon, Nealley's dropseed and a unique community of globally and state-rare lichens.
This report summarizes the results of a rapid landscape-scale climate vulnerability assessment for the Gunnison Basin. The primary objective of this assessment was to determine what ecosystems/habitats and species are most at risk to climate change (and why) under climate change scenarios predicted for 2050. This report summarizes the results of a landscape-scale climate change vulnerability assessment of 24 ecosystems (17 terrestrial and seven freshwater ecosystems) and 73 species of concern (50 plants and 23 animals) in the Upper Gunnison Basin, Colorado.
Located in Mesa County, Colorado, the Gateway Action Area includes high quality occurrences of Dolores skeleton plant (Lygodesmia doloresensis, G1G2), Horseshoe milkvetch (Astragalus equisolensis, G2), Fisher Towers milkvetch (Astragalus piscator, G2), and Osterhout cat's-eye, (Oreocarya osterhoutii, G3), the primary targets of this action plan.
