Aiken Canyon Preserve
38°37′14″N 104°53′17″W / 38.620624°N 104.88795°W
Aiken Canyon Preserve is a 1,621-acre (6.56 km2) Nature Conservancy-managed state property in Colorado. It is named after Charles Aiken, a U.S. surveyor and ornithologist. There is a four-mile (6 km)-loop hiking trail.[1]
Aiken Canyon is one of the state's Natural Areas and one of The Nature Conservancy protects, an effort that began more than 50 years ago. Its mission is to "preserve the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life of Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive."[2]
References
- ^ Only in Colorado: Aiken Canyon Preserve, 11/27/2011, The Denver Post
- ^ "Colorado's Last Great Places" (PDF). nature.org. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
External links
- Official site
- Birds of Aiken Canyon
- A Birders Springtime Paradise
- Longtime Protectors of Aiken Canyon Preserve Saying Goodyes with Field Station Demolition
