Lee Grunau

• Colorado State University

The overarching goal of the project was to develop a science-based set of models and maps to identify areas for the protection and restoration of natural biodiversity and habitat connectivity on a landscape scale.

The Colorado Natural Heritage Program conducted climate change vulnerability assessments of plant and animal species, and terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems (“targets”) within a time frame of mid-21st century. Our assessments 1) evaluate the potential impact of future climate conditions on both species and ecosystems by identifying the degree of...

Regional advanced mitigation planning (RAMP) is a process to evaluate the cumulative effects of all proposed transportation projects in a long range plan and then develop a suite of locations capable of providing mitigation for those projects. Use of RAMP can direct mitigation to larger, more contiguous, and more sustainable and efficient locations...