Native Plants

The Importance of Native Plants

Denver, Mountain Forests, Willow Spring Open Space

Native Plants are those plants that have evolved to live in a certain place and are important to the ecosystem. Here is a collection of Native Plants at Willow Spring Open Space, along with some noxious weeds found there.

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Naturalist Newsletter

Signs of Life in Willow Spring Open Space – December, 2023
Even in the cold winter, predator birds and mammals are out at Willow Spring Open Space.
Willow Spring Open Space – September, 2021 – Signs of Fall, and checking in on the Prairie Dogs
During a pleasant early fall visit to the Willow Spring Open Space in mid-September 2021, plants were starting to show signs of fall, and the Prairie Dogs were active.
Willow Spring Open Space – Late June Birds and Heavy Rains
The Willow Spring Open Space in late June 2021 was a birder's delight!
Willow Spring Open Space June 2021 – Lush green grass and blooms!
The Willow Spring Open Space in June had many kinds of flowering plants and lush grasses.
Willow Spring Open Space late April 2021
The Willow Spring Open Space, as experienced at noon and at sunset in late April, 2021 had many birds and animal signs to see and was magical in the moonlit evening.