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Qt Luong: Rocky Mountain National Park Pictures
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Chances With Wolves
This activity engages students in learning the differences among observations, facts, and inferences. Students will study about the reintroduction of wolves into the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone Region. Students will work in small...
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University of Vermont: Rocky Mountain Forests
Contains brief descriptions of tree species which can be found at various elevational gradients: Subalpine, Montane, Woodland Zone, and Black Hills. These same types of forests would have greeted early settlers to the area.
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National Park Service: Rocky Mountain National Park: Geologic Activity
The National Park Service gives information on glaciers during the Bull Lake glaciation period and the Pinedale glaciation period. Find out what happened to these glaciers and what they left behind.
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Rocky Mountain Institute: Climate Protection for Fun & Profit [Pdf]
The first article in this newsletter talks about a speech made by Former President Bill Clinton and his stance on the environment. (Published 1997)
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Astoria by Washington Irving
This resource provides online text, including the author's introduction, for "Astoria or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains" by Washington Irving. It also provides a link to a publication history for this work.
Canadian Museum of History
Cmc: Virtual Museum of New France: The Explorers: Pierre Gauthier De Varennes
The life and explorations of the La Verendryes are profiled in this biography. Forts, search for the sea, furs, Rocky Mountains, and so many more adventures are shared.
PBS
The West: Documents on the Sand Creek Massacre
Contains the text of documents on the Sand Creek Massacre, including two editorials from the Rocky Mountain News, Congressional testimony by John S. Smith, and a deposition by John M. Chivington
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British Columbia Adventure: Bighorn Mountain Sheep
This site presents a brief overview of the bighorn mountain sheep, including a focus on this animals distribution and biology.
US Forest Service
Rocky Mountain Research Station: Living With Fire
Play a great interactive game where you become a fire manager and learn to deal with fire safety. Also, explore the lesson plans for presentation and the classroom.
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Colorado Tourism Office: 8 Places to See Colorado Wildlife
Highlights eight places in Colorado where it is possible to view wildlife from the safety of your vehicle. These include Rocky Mountain National Park, Guanella Pass Scenic Byway, State Forest Park, Bighorn Sheep Canyon, and more.
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Report on a Journey to the Rocky Mountains, 1801
This web page is part of a larger National Library of Canada online exhibit about the Canadian West. Here is a reprint from a 1801 report from explorer and fur trader David Thompson on his successful route through the Rocky Mountains.
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Cbc: Fifteen Canadian Sites to Treasure and Protect
Fifteen Canadian sites received the UNESCO World Heritage designation, bringing world attention to historical and natural preservation of the selected areas. This article (2008) details these sites.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Mountain Scramble
Build a mountain ecosystem by adding appropriate plants and animals, and by keeping the ecosystem in balance. Be sure every species has enough to eat to survive.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Inventor of the Week: Lloyd Conover
Use this site to learn about Lloyd Conover, the inventor of tetracycline, an antibiotic which is used to treat bacterial infections, such as Lyme Disease.
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The Colorado River
Features basic information on the Colorado River including a map of the states it flows through.
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Aspens on Mountain Side. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Sunrise on a Pond in Horseshoe Park. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Windy Morning, Sprague Lake. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Emerald Lake and Hallet Peak in Early Summer. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Rock Cut at Dusk. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Fog, Trees, and Peak, Glacier Basin. Rocky Mountain National Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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Alpine Flowers on the Tundra Along Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain Natl Park
View pictures of the spectacular Rocky Mountains taken in Rocky Mountain National Park.