8. Chilcott Irrigation Ditch - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Release Date: 01/17/2019
Audio Tour Map of Fountain Creek Regional Park
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
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9. Pond Habitat - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
The ponds are teeming with wildlife in the warm summer months. Where do the animals go in winter, when the ponds are often frozen over?
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8. Chilcott Irrigation Ditch - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Chilcott Irrigation Ditch is used to irrigate farmland south of here. The headgate allowing water from Fountain Creek to flow into the ditch is located here in Fountain Creek Regional Park.
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7. Fountain Creek - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Fountain Creek is the spine of our watershed and a vital resource for animals and people. You play a critical role in keeping this creek healthy.
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6. Grandfather Cottonwood - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Do you know where stars come from? The Cheyenne and Arapaho Native Americans know. Listen to find out.
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5. Wetland Habitat - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Oh let us count the ways we love wetlands! Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem services. You've probably even eaten something from a wetland!
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4. Meadow Habitat - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Another invasive plant species competes with an essential native plant here in the meadow. Delightfully scented blossoms and brightly colored butterflies visit in the summer.
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3. Woods Habitat - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Compare these invasive Siberian Elm woods to the native Cottonwood-Willow woods on the west side of the park. Do native wildlife choose to use the invasive trees anyway?
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2. Balcony - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
An introduction to the Fountain Creek watershed and the 5 distinct habitats in Fountain Creek Regional Park and Cattail Marsh Wildlife Area.
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1. Front Door - Fountain Creek Nature Center
Fountain Creek Regional Park Audio Tour
Enjoy interpretation at your fingertips with this new audio guided tour by El Paso County Parks Nature Centers!
info_outlineChilcott Irrigation Ditch is used to irrigate farmland south of here. The headgate allowing water from Fountain Creek to flow into the ditch is located here in Fountain Creek Regional Park.
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