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Rare Alpine Plant Project

The Rare Alpine Plant Program is designed to identify, preserve and protect rare alpine plant communities of the Mosquito Range in partnership with other pertinent agencies in an effort to conserve & enhance natural resources.  Established in 2011, it began in response to the need for research and monitoring of an endemic mustard species (Eutrema penlandii) listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. MRHI's rare alpine plant specialists monitor the species, with the goal of mapping the full geographic distribution of E. penlandii within the Mosquito Range (the area where the plant is believed to be endemic).  We also work to collect data on more than thirty other rare or uncommon alpine plant species that may occur in the Mosquito Range.

Ipomopsis globularis
Eutrema penlandii
Photos by: Ginni Greer
Background Photo By: Kim Dufty
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  • Home
  • About
    • Become a Member
    • Board Members
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Scholarship
    • Contact
  • The Resource
    • Alpine Areas
    • Watershed
    • Minerals and Mining
    • Pike National Forest
    • Plants and Wildlife
  • Programs
    • Natural Resource Conservation >
      • Federal Management Plan Updates
      • Noxious Weeds
      • Rare Alpine Plant Project
      • GLORIA Project
    • Environmental Education >
      • Youth Outdoor Education
      • High School Phenology
      • Adventure Series
    • Historic Preservation >
      • Moon Walk
      • Moonwalk 2020
    • Diverse Recreation >
      • Trail Brochures
      • Community Hikes
  • Volunteer with MRHI
  • Upcoming Events
  • Merchandise
  • Newsletter
  • Photo Gallery