Matterhorn: The Poudre River by Wolverine Farm Publishing Co. & Bookstore

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The Cache La Poudre River—the only federally designated Wild and Scenic River in Colorado—starts as a trickle amid sweeping grasses near Milner Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

YEAR OF THE POUDRE Laura Pritchett 3 INVENTING THE CACHE LA POUDRE Kalie McMonagle 5 A BEND IN THE RIVER Amy Kousch 8 RIVER GURU: An Interview with John Stokes 12 GETTING TO THE RIVER DISTRICT Rick Price 16

FLOWERING SHRUBS: A TALE OF GOOD AND EVIL... Alix Gadd 19 THE POUDRE, A MEMOIR Maggie Canty-Shafer 22 THE VALUE OF IN-STREAM FLOWS An Interview with Mark Easter 26 THE POUDRE RISING IN FLOOD AGAINST THE FRACK Rico Moore 30

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only Â 7% Â of Â the Â countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Â landscape Â is Â in Â a Â riparian Â zone, Â only Â 2% Â of Â which Â still Â supports Â riparian Â vegetation Â (water Â facts).

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Alix Gadd, a CSU-trained ecologist and author of 1RUWKHUQ &RORUDGR 3ODQWV, can often be spotted rummaging through the undergrowth of Northern Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing public open spaces, camera and plant guides in hand.

freshwater Â animals Â are Â disappearing Â five Â times Â faster Â than Â land Â animals Â (national Â park Â service).

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