Download or read book Florissant written by John Aaron Wright and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first civil government in Florissant was established in 1786, three years before the United States adopted its constitution and George Washington was elected the country's first president. French farmers and fur trappers looked upon the land and called it the "Valle Fleurissant"-which is to say, "the flowering or fertile valley." The community remained small until after World War II. Between 1950 and 1980, the population grew from 3,737 to 76,754. Today the community strives to preserve its proud heritage and build on the strength of its diverse population. The historic images in this book illustrate the city's founding and development, from the first French settlers to the post World War II building boom to the exciting new city of today.

Download or read book Florissant Butterflies written by Thomas C. Emmel and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a well-illustrated treatment of and guide to all the fossil and present-day species of butterflies in one of the richest areas in North America for butterfly diversity and study. For much of the year, the meadows, forests, and grassy slopes of the Florissant region of central Colorado are alive with butterflies - nearly 100 species of these fascinating and beautiful creatures. Many of them have unusual life histories: the larvae (caterpillars) of one species take two years to mature; others develop close associations with ants; and the adults of some species live only a few days, whereas others survive for months in winter hibernation. Central Colorado is also the site of the florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, which has yielded 12 of the 44 known species of butterfly fossils in the world. To find fossils of these delicate-winged creatures in such a perfect state of preservation is one of the wonders of nature, since the fossils have endured 35 million years of geologic activity, erosion, and climate change. Remarkably, most of the fossil species are closely related to various present-day species.

Download or read book Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 912, to establish the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado. Hearing was held in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Download or read book Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Paleontology of the Upper Eocene Florissant Formation Colorado written by Herbert William Meyer and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2008 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Florissant formation's fossil beds and petrified forest are interesting in themselves but also shed light on questions of paleoecology, macroevolution, and taphonomy (the study of the process of fossilization). Meyer (National Park Service. Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado) and Smith (U. of Colorado Museum of Natural History--Paleontology/geological sciences, UC, Boulder) introduce 11 papers examining Florissant fossil flora, fauna, mineralogy and geochemistry through different periods and via a model of the role of microbial mats in its preservation. An integrated database/Web site to further related research is also discussed. The monograph is well-illustrated with geologic maps and images of historical figures in the field and specimens, but is not indexed.

Download or read book Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tertiary Lake Basin of Florissant Colorado written by Junius Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument N M Master Plan 1967 B1 Statement for Management B2 Natural Resources Management Plan Environmental Assessment EA 1983 written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Master Plan for Proposed Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument written by United States. National Park Service and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fossil Elateridae of Florissant written by Henry Frederick Wickham and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Fossil Butterflies of Florissant written by Samuel Hubbard Scudder and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extract from the eighth annual report of the Director [of the U.S. Geological Survey], 1886-'87.

Download or read book Tertiary Tipulidae with Special Reference to Those of Florissant Colorado written by Samuel Hubbard Scudder and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Some Fossil Insects from Florissant Colorado written by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fossil Parasitic and Phytophagous Hymenoptera from Florissant Colorado written by Charles Thomas Brues and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Enumeration of the Localities in the Florissant Basin from which Fossils Were Obtained in 1906 written by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book New Species of Fossil Beetles from Florissant Colorado written by Henry Frederick Wickham and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Some Fossil Arthropods from Florissant Colorado written by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: