Chalk Bluffs Natural Area
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The Chalk Bluffs is a barren chalk escarpment in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Colorado, stretching from the Wyoming border east of I-25 to near the South Platte River in Logan County and Weld County. [1]
Geology
The Chalk Bluffs exposes the
Ecology
Most of the escarpment lies within the
Pawnee National Grasslands
.
As the bluffs are primarily barren and protected from fire. However trees normally found in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains are found there, including:
mountain mahogany
.
Numerous
National Audubon Society
as a site of "global importance".
Chalk Bluffs Natural Area
A 640-acre (2.6 km2) portion of the Chalk Bluffs in
Colorado State Parks Natural Areas Program as the Chalk Bluffs Natural Area.[1]
Wind farm
The bluffs are adjacent to the Cedar Creek Wind Farm.