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| Fisher's Peak II |
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| RMEF Program |
Land Protection |
| Project Type |
Conservation Easement Held by RMEF |
| Permanently Protected Acres |
480.00 |
| Associated Leased Acres |
.00 |
| State |
Colorado |
| County |
Las Animas |
| Year Reported |
2007 |
| Location |
Private Land |
| Additional Info |
N/A |
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Towering above Trinidad, Colorado, with a distinctive table top summit, 9,627-foot Fisher's Peak is one of the most prominent landmarks in southeastern Colorado and a National Natural Landmark. Its slopes are cloaked in forests of native pinyon and juniper mingled with cedar, mountain mahogany, oak shrubs as well as a variety of grasses and forbs--excellent forage and cover for elk, mule deer and wild turkeys, black bears and
mountain lions, as well as a variety of other wildlife including peregrine falcons, and Townsend's big-eared bats--both species of special concern. Fisher's Peak now also hosts another Elk Foundation conservation easement-- an additional 480-acres--the second in a three-phase project that should eventually conserve 800-acres of critical wildlife habitat. The first phase permanently protected 247-acres of summer and winter range for elk and mule deer in December of 2006 |
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