This is a catalog of preserved natural history research collections on the Colorado State University campus that are not maintained and fully supported directly by or for government agencies (e.g., National Seed Storage Laboratory by U.S. Department of Agriculture). Each account includes a brief collection description and commentary, location, description of facilities, and names and contact information for the curator, manager, and other staff or associated personnel. The accounts are ordered by discipline as follows:

Botanical Collections

Colorado State University Herbarium, Biology Department, College of Natural Sciences
Center for Ecological Management of Military Lands Plant Collection, Department of Forest Sciences, College of Natural Resources
Wood Collection, Department of Forest Sciences, College of Natural Resources

Zoological Collections

C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, College of Agricultural Sciences
Larval Fish Laboratory Collection, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, College of Natural Resources
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Preserved Nematode Collection, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, College of Natural Resources

Geological Collections

Mineral and Rock Collection, Department of Earth Resources, College of Natural Resources

Archaeological Collections

Archaeological Collection, Department of Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts

These eight research collections are located in six departments and one (college-based) laboratory representing four colleges. Appended to this catalog is a list of additional natural history collections maintained primarily for teaching purposes. To keep this catalog as complete and current as possible, please forward updates and information on unlisted collections to Darrel Snyder (Larval Fish Laboratory, Wagar Building; 491-5295; or desnyder@cnr.colostate.edu).

  Last updated 19 January 2002 by P.A. Opler

(Larval Fish Laboratory account updated 8 May 2003 by D. E. Snyder)

The Colorado State University Herbarium (CS) was founded by James Cassidy in 1883 and is one of the oldest herbaria in the Southern Rocky Mountain region. It serves as a regional center for systematic botanical research and receives about 350 visitors annually. The Herbarium has an excellent representation of the Colorado and Southern Rocky Mountain flora. It contains approximately 82,000 specimens of vascular plants, 50,000 of which are in the herbarium database, PICEA. It is from this collection that Harold D. Harrington, one of the former curators, compiled his well-known Manual of the Plants of Colorado, published in 1954. The herbarium also has a large collection of plant identification keys from Colorado, and other areas, and an extensive collection of reprints on floristics and systematics.

The mission of the herbarium is to facilitate research, teaching, and public service. Researchers use the herbarium to aid in investigations of regional floristic diversity, preservation of rare or endangered plant species, preparation of systematic monographs, and studies of evolutionary and ecological processes. Many CSU graduate and undergraduate students use the herbarium for species identifications. The herbarium frequently lends out specimens to researchers throughout the U.S. and other countries.

The Friends of the CSU Herbarium and the Botanical Society of the Colorado State University are active organizations affiliated with the Herbarium.

Location: E09 Anatomy-Zoology

Facilities: Specimens are stored in 65 standard steel herbarium cabinets. The herbarium library has major references for floristics and systematics, an extensive reprint collection, and a map collection. A valuable resource is the herbarium database, PICEA, which contains 50,000 records of Colorado plants. Other equipment includes two dissecting microscopes (Wild, Bausch & Lomb) with fiber-optic lights, specimen collecting and mounting facilities, a 3'X4' light-table, Pentium 800 and 100 Mhz computers, a HP flatbed scanner, and HP Laserjet 5P and Deskjet 932C printers. The facilities are available for use by visitors during regular herbarium hours or by appointment with the Curator.

Curator: Dr. Mark P. Simmons, Assistant Professor—Office: E306 Anatomy-Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-2154; Fax: 491-0649; E-mail: psimmons@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager: Jennifer Ackerfield—Office: E09 Anatomy-Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-0496; Fax: 491-0649; E-mail: jrowens@lamar.colostate.edu

Other Staff or Associates: none.

The CEMML Plant Collection is a voucher collection of over 20,000 plant specimens from military installations around the globe. Over 9000 distinct plant taxa from 58 military bases are included in the collection and documented in the CEMML database, approximately one fourth of all plant species known to occur in North America and Hawaii. Among these are 22 endangered or threatened plants, 12 from a single installation on the island of Hawaii. Dozens of other plants in the collection and database are candidate species, state-listed taxa, or other species of special concern. In association with the collection, CEMML is an active participant in international, national, and governmental efforts to develop, maintain, and implement informational plant databases, including the International Organization for Plant Information.

Facilities: The collections are sorted alphabetically by family and genus in herbarium cabinets in room 001. The data are managed using Centura SQLBase, a relationally-linked Client-Server database. The database is operated with a Windows NT network. The facilities include a lamination hood, dissecting microscopes, dissecting tools, and a library of pertinent floras and publications. Access to these facilities is available for visiting scientists by prior arrangement.

Curator: Dr. Robert B. Shaw, Professor and Director of CEMML—Office: 110 Vocational Education Building; Phone: (970) 491-1072; Fax: 491-2713; E-mail: rshaw@cemml.cnr.colostate.edu.

Manager: Patricia Douglas, Floristics Laboratory Supervisor—Office: 001D Vocational Education Building; Phone: (970) 491-5577; Fax (970) 491-2713; E-mail: pdouglas@cemml.colostate.edu.

Other Staff or Associates: Lisa Metz—Office: 001C Vocational Education Building; Phone: (970) 491-6536; Fax (970) 491-2713; E-mail: lmetz@cemml.colostate.edu.

Extensive collection (several thousand samples) of woods from around the world used primarily for research and extension in responding to inquiries about foreign woods. Originally two separate collections donated to the department.

Curator: None

Manager: Dr. Craig E. Shuler, Associate Professor—Office: 100 Natural Resources Research Laboratory; Phone: (970) 491-7780; Fax: 491-6754 ; E-mail: craigs@picea.cnr.colostate.edu

Other Staff or Associates: none.

 
The Collection: The internationally renowned homopterist, Dr. C. P. Gillette founded the C. P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity in 1870.

The collection includes 3.0 million specimens representing 55,000 species. As the largest, most comprehensive, and best-curated holding of arthropods, predominately insects, in the Southern Rocky Mountain Region (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico), it is a major resource for regional and national biodiversity investigations. Much of the material has been identified by specialists to the specific level. Examples of unique quality of material include the aphids, other Homoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera and all aquatic orders. Additionally, it houses the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Soil Arthropod Collection, which is derived from the International Biological Program's Pawnee Site Arthropod Reference Collection, Konza Prairie Research Natural Area LTER Reference Collection and the Jornada LTER Reference Collection. It also serves as the repository for comprehensive arthropod inventories of Canyonlands National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Dinosaur National Monument Yucca House National Monument, and Colorado National Monument. Over 100,000 specimens are added to the collection each year. The Gillette Museum collection has been valued at $6 million.

Certain segments of the collection are so significant that they have been named for past curators or significant donors. At present these include the Howard E. Evans Hymenoptera Collection, the Miriam Palmer Aphid collection, and the Ray E. Stanford Butterfly Collection.

Graduate Education: Currently, three graduate and undergraduate students are conducting collections-based research. These include Hathal M. AlDhafer (systematic revisions of Limonius [Coleoptera: Elateridae]) , Matthew Garhart (systematic revision of Neominois [Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae]), and Jason P.Schmidt (Revision of the Nearctic Pyrota [Coleoptera: Meloidae]).

Current Research and Publications: Current research projects by museum staff include:

Dr. Boris Kondratieff, revisions of Plecoptera genera; descriptions of new genera and species of Mydidae (Diptera); inventories of National Park Units, including Mesa Verde National Park, Yucca House National Monument; inventories of military lands, including Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

For recent publications by Dr. Kondratieff, see www.colostate.edu/depts/bspm/Faculty_Pages/kondratieff.html. Approximately, 80 peer reviewed scientific publications have been published from museum activities.

Dr. Paul A. Opler is currently conducting research on a number of topics including "Revision of the Satyrium fuliginosa complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae); "Description of two new Ursia (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)"; "Revision of the Plebejus acmon complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)"; "Review of the Euchloe hyantis complex"; "Atlas of western North American Arctiidae"; "Phylogenetic relationships of the world Anthocharini"; Inventories of the Lepidoptera of several National Parks including Rocky Mountain, Great Basin, Mesa Verde, Grand Teton, Colorado National Monument and Dinosaur National Monument.

For publications by Dr. Opler see www.mesc.usgs.gov/products/pubs/opler

Contributions of the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity are edited, produced, and distributed by the museum. Dr. Paul Opler is managing editor of the series. A list of the available publications is available by e-mailing Dr. Opler at paulevi@webaccess.net.

Outreach: Dr. Kondratieff conducts approximately 50 tours of the museum annually, and teaches numerous workshops and classes using museum facilities annually.

Dr. Kondratieff is coordinator of several web sites include the Dragonflies and Damselflies of the United States (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/dfly/dflyusa.htm), Mayflies of the United States (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/mfly/mflyusa.htm), and Stoneflies of the United States (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/insects/sfly/sfl;yusa.htm).

With his wife Evi Buckner, Dr. Paul Opler teaches classes on butterfly and moth natural history for the Rocky Mountain Nature Association, San Francisco State University, and Teton Science School. Dr. Opler is coordinator of several web sites including the Children’s Butterfly Site (www.mesc.usgs.gov/butterfly/butterfly.html) , Butterflies of the United States (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/bflyusa.htm) , Moths of North America (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/usa/toc.htm, and Insects and related Arthropods of the United States (www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/insect/insect.htm).

Web Site: The Gillette Museum web site is located at www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/museum/

Location: Temporary location, 003 Laurel Hall

Facilities: The collection is housed in 119 12 drawer and 18 25 drawer Steel Cornell Cabinets, five alcohol cabinets, 17 other cabinets, 8 steel upright cabinets, and 19 microscope slide cabinets. A library associated with the Museum contains more than 1000 volumes and 10,000 reprints and bulletins. Three Wild microscopes and 1 Leitz microscope are available for use.

Director/Curator: Dr. Boris C. Kondratieff, Professor—Office: 003 Laurel Hall; Phone: (970) 491-7314; Fax: 491-3862; E-mail: Boris.Kondratieff@colostate.edu

Assistant Director: Dr. Paul A. Opler, Professor—Office 003 Laurel Hall, Phone (970) 667-8448; FAX 491-3862, E-mail: Paulevi@webaccess.net

Manager: None

Other Staff: Dr. Mary Alice Evans, Faculty Affiliate; David Leatherman, Colorado State Forest Service.

Museum (Entomology) Associates

*Richard S. Durfee, Wyoming, expert in the taxonomy of Ephemeroptera, Dytiscidae, Haliplidae, and Chironomidae.

*Michael G. Kippenhan, Portland, Oregon; International expert on Cicindelidae (Coleoptera).

*Dr. Valeriu Albu, Fresno, California, collaborates on research dealing with Argyresthiid moths and is author of a Gillette series publication.

*Dr. Richard S. Beal, Jr., Prescott, Arizona. Internationally renowned expert in the Dermestidae (Coleoptera).

*Mr. Donald Bowman, Golden, donates many hundreds of rare Lepidoptera to museum, provides specimens for photography.

*Ken Davenport, Bakersfield, California, collaborates on DNA research, contributes significant material to butterfly collection.

*Scott D. Ellis, La Porte, Colorado, donated large collection of butterflies and moths to museum.

*Dr. Clifford D. Ferris, emeritus professor, University of Wyoming, Co-author of Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain States, identifies many moths for museum.

*Mike Fisher, Littleton, Colorado, CSU graduate, author of several scientific papers, donated several hundred butterflies to the collection.

*Chuck Harp, Littleton, Colorado, collaborates on research on genus Schinia [Lepidoptera: Noctuidae], donates specimens of Lepidoptera to the collection.

*Richard Holland, Albuquerque, New Mexico, has contributed large collection of Baja California butterflies.

*Dr. John A. Hyatt, Kingsport, Tennessee, collaborates of DNA research and donate specimens for butterfly collection.

*Sam Johnson, Colorado Springs, Colorado, scientific collection and sampling of Colorado Lepidoptera.

*John Moore, Grand Junction, Retired High School Biology Teacher, Has run light traps at Colorado National Monument for 4 years. Has collected several new species and Colorado state records.

*Dr. John Nordin, University of Wyoming, Laramie, donated thousands of specimens of Lepidoptera and Trichoptera.

*Dr. John W. Peacock, Marion, Ohio, has donated many valuable specimens. Collaborates of research of genus Catocala.

*Dr. James A. Scott, Lakewood, Colorado, has donated many insect and moth specimens to museum.

*Charles Slater, Denver, Colorado. Donated large collection of butterflies. Collaborates with museum staff on alpine insect studies and preparation of research and display material.

*Dr. Ray E. Stanford, Denver, author of Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain states, donated personal collection of more than 100,000 butterflies.

*Andrew D. Warren, Castle Rock, Colorado, doctoral candidate and expert on Colorado and tropical Lepidoptera. Has donated valuable material to collection.

Larval Fish Laboratory Collection
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, College of Natural Resources

The Larval Fish Laboratory (LFL, http://www.CNR.ColoState.edu/LFL/) Collection currently consists of about 82,000 cataloged lots of fish (over 4 million specimens), mostly early life stages (eggs or embryos, larvae, and early juveniles) maintained for voucher, reference, training, and future research; also over 12,000 lots of yet-to-be-cataloged collections. The laboratory with its growing collection was established within its home department and college in fall 1978. Holdings now represent over 200 freshwater and anadromous species from across the North American continent, including threatened and endangered taxa and some material dating back to the early 1950’s. However, as the continuing repository for most larval and small fish collected and preserved from the Upper Colorado River Basin (UCRB), over 85% of the holdings have been deposited by agencies participating in the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program which currently funds the care and management of those specimens. The collection also includes many sets of cultured specimens used for developmental, taxonomic, and experimental investigations. Most specimens are preserved in formalin, ethanol, or isopropanol solutions; some have been cleared and stained for skeletal study and are stored in glycerol. Over 85% of the collection (mostly UCRB material) has been computer cataloged under a version of the collection management program MUSE (conversion to SPECIFY, its successor, is in progress).

The collection is used primarily for research, taxonomic services, and training conducted by LFL staff; training includes lab sessions for appropriate departmental courses and special LFL workshops or short courses prepared for specific clients or targeted generally to regional or broader audiences.

The collection is also available to other university and outside researchers, including graduate and undergraduate students, for on-site or local use, loans, exchanges, or transfers in accord with LFL Collection policy. Although one of the larger collections of freshwater fish larvae in North America, such use by outside agencies and researchers has been minimal (fewer than a half dozen loans or user visits per year), but is expected to increase substantially after selected catalog information is made available over the Internet.

Current Research and Publications: Current research projects utilizing the LFL Collections include "Computer-interactive key to sucker larvae and early juveniles of the Upper Colorado River Basin with supplemental description of longnose sucker (Part 1 of a comprehensive guide to the cypriniform fish larvae and early juveniles of western Colorado and the Upper Colorado River Basin)" and "Larvae of selected Gila River Basin fishes, an illustrated guide with computer-interactive key." Work on a prior project was recently published as "Pallid and shovelnose sturgeon larvae—morphological description and identification" (J. Appl. Ichthyol. 18:240-265). In addition to taxonomic services supporting the research projects of various clients, reference series in the LFL Collection are also utilized in the identification of preserved specimens collected as part of the Laboratory’s own monitoring-program and distributional-survey projects.

Most of over 125 publications and technical report titles listed as Contributions of the Larval Fish Laboratory in its resume and at its website (see http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/lfl/Contributions.html) are based on specimens maintained as part of the LFL Collection (for full bibliographic listings, as well as other publications by LFL staff, see Publications at http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/lfl/Publications.html and Technical Reports at http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/lfl/Reports.html). In addition, many federal and state agency and other client reports and publications are also based on specimens identified using or maintained as part of the LFL Collection.

Web Site: An on-line collection catalog is planned for future. The Larval Fish Laboratory web site is located at http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/lfl/.

Location: Rooms 33A, 33I, 33J, 33K (west wing basement) and 09A (east wing basement) of the J.V.K. Wagar Building, main campus.

Facilities: Most catalogued voucher collections are organized by container size (trays of vials on top shelves, trays of larger containers below) then serially by collection number on banks shelving along the east wall of Room 33A and north wall of Room 09A. Cataloged reference and study series are organized by taxon, container size, and collection number in cabinets above work islands in Rm 33A. Collections awaiting cataloging and proper care and organization are shelved or boxed and stored variously in these and other rooms. Collection staff and other users have access to most LFL facilities. LFL occupies a space of about 2,500 ft² in its Room 33 suite (1120 ft² for the main lab including about 140 ft² of floor space is dedicated to collection shelving, 250 ft² for collection receiving and prep rooms, and about 1230 ft² for surrounding work rooms and offices) and about 230 ft² in the Room 09A collection annex. The lab is well-lit, air-conditioned, and ventilated. Facilities include exhaust-vented workstations, other counter space, fume hood over a sink, side-lighted sorting chambers, dissecting and compound microscopes, personal computers, and a computer image-analysis system. In addition to the collection itself, lab resources include a pictorial reference file, a meristics file, and a library of pertinent literature.

Curator: Darrel E. Snyder, Research Scientist, LFL—Office: 33B Wagar; Phone: (970) 491-5295;

Fax: 491-5091; E-mail: desnyder@cnr.colostate.edu;

Website: http://www.CNR.ColoState.edu/~desnyder/desnyder.htm

Collection Manager: Sean C. Seal, Research Associate, LFL—Office: 33D Wagar; Phone: (970) 491-6412; Fax: 491-5091; E-mail: fishseal@lamar.colostate.edu.

Other Staff or Associates: Other LFL Research Scientists and Research Associates include: Dr. Kevin R. Bestgen (Director of LFL), Dr. Michael E. Douglas, John A. Hawkins, Bobby J. Compton, Tasha A. Sorensen, Cameron Walford, and Koreen A. Zelasko. C. Lynn Bjork has served as laboratory illustrator. The Laboratory often supports Graduate Research Assistants. Hourly employees and work-study students serve as laboratory technicians. Most LFL staff are at times involved with work on the Collection.

Last Update: 8 May 2003 by Darrel E. Snyder

  Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory Preserved Nematode Collection
College of Natural Resources

An extensive collection of preserved nematodes. The collection includes approximately 1,000 permanent slides representing an unknown number of free-living and plant parasitic species from at least 10 ecosystems in the United States. It also includes a mass collection of formalin-preserved nematodes in approximately 7,000 vials. These were collected from a diverse array of ecosystems, including many in the United States, Antarctica, and Costa Rica. Information about the research in the laboratory can be found here:http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/soil

Location: 227 Natural Resources

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. Andrew N. Parsons, Research Associate, NREL. Office: A208 Natural and Environmental Sciences; Phone: (970) 491-1098; Fax: (970) 491-1965; E-mail: andy@nrel.colostate.edu.

Manager: None

Other Staff or Associates: Dr. Diana H. Wall, Professor, Director of NREL. Office: B203 Natural and Environmental Sciences; Phone: (970) 491-2504; Fax: 491-3945;
E-mail: diana@nrel.colostate.edu.

A significant collection including two large research collections, a systematic mineral collection, and a variety of small research collections from geologic localities all over the world. The major collections are: (1) the world's second largest comprehensive collection of kimberlites, including diamond-bearing varieties, second only to the Smithsonian Institute's; and (2) a large collection of drill core and down-hole logs from oil fields, predominately in the central U.S. The kimberlite collection is largely irreplaceable, as it was derived from exploration drilling and underground sample from mines now closed and sealed. Research uses are sporadic, but when the need arises, there are often no other sources for materials. We also have systematic collections of minerals and fossils, used largely for teaching. The future of the rock and mineral collections at Colorado State University is uncertain, as there is no support for their long-term storage and maintenance.

Location: 117B, 301B, 306, 316A, and 341A Natural Resources (some on display in halls); most of the kimberlite collection is stored at Williams' Farm Facility adjacent to Foothills Campus, off LaPorte Ave.

Facilities: Limited storage facilities; department has all necessary sample preparation facilities for study of samples using microscopic techniques, or analysis of sample chemistry or crystal structure. Standard binocular and petrographic microscopes are available for use in the department. Arrangements can be made in the department for X-ray diffractometry, radiogenic isotope geochemistry, and elemental geochemistry by ICP.

Curator: None

Manager: Kimberlite Collections—Dr. Malcolm E. McCallum, Professor Emeritus—Office: 306A Natural Resources; Phone: (970) 491-6250; Fax: 491-6307.

Oil Field Cores—Dr. Frank G. Ethridge, Professor—Office: 313 Natural Resources;

Phone: (970) 491-6195; Fax: 491-6307; E-mail: fredpet@cnr.colostate.edu.

Other Staff or Associates: Dr. Judith L. Hannah, Associate Professor—Office: 322 Natural Resources;

Phone: (970) 491-1329; Fax: 491-6307 ; E-mail: jhannah@picea.cnr.colostate.edu.

Much of this collection comes from federal lands and was collected as part of the LOPA cultural resources management program which was active in the 1970's. Other materials were obtained through more than 20 years of operation of the CSU Archaeological Field School. There are well over 20,000 cataloged items or lots of prehistoric and historic artifacts in the collections representing the entire sequence of human occupation of northern Colorado. Most come from northern Colorado and immediately adjacent areas of Wyoming and Utah. The artifact collections are augmented by supporting documentation, an extensive photo collection, and collections of faunal osteological specimens obtained from the same contexts as the artifactual materials.

Curator: Dr. Calvin Jennings, Associate Professor—Office: C215 Andrew G. Clark; Phone: (970) 491-7360; Fax: 491-7597 ; E-mail: caljenn@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager: None

Other Staff or Associates: Dr. Jeffrey L Eighmy, Professor and Dept. Chair—Office: C206 Andrew G. Clark; Phone: (970) 491-5784; Fax: 491-7597 ; E-mail: eighmy@lamar.colostate.edu.

 The following is a list of preserved natural history collections maintained on Colorado State University campus primarily for purposes of instruction rather than research. Research collections are also used for instructional purposes but such use is a secondary function. Accounts include brief collection descriptions and commentaries, location, description of facilities, and names and contact information for the curator, manager, and other staff or associated personnel as appropriate. The list is ordered by discipline as follows:

Plant Collection, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Rangeland Plant Herbarium, Department of Rangeland Ecosystem Science, College of Natural Resources.
Grass Collection, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Plant Pathology Collection, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, College of Agricultural Sciences

Mammal Collection, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Ornithology Collection, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Lower Vertebrate Collections, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences
Ichthyology Teaching Collection, Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, College of Natural Resources
Invertebrate Collection, Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

These nine teaching collections are located in four departments representing three colleges. To keep this list of teaching collections as complete and current as possible, please forward updates and information on unlisted teaching collections to Darrel Snyder (Larval Fish Laboratory, Wagar Building; 1-5295; or desnyder@picea.cnr.colostate.edu).

 Last updated 12 April 1997 by D. E. Snyder

Collection used almost exclusively for teaching (B223).

Location: xxxx Anatomy-Zoology.

Facilities:

Owner and Curator: Dr. Richard G. Walter, Assistant Professor—Office: E423 Anatomy and Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-6932; Fax 491-0649 ; E-mail:

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Rangeland Plant Herbarium
Department of Rangeland Ecosystem Science, College of Natural Resources

The Rangeland Ecosystem Science Herbarium contains multiple collections of the most common rangeland plants in North America. The purpose of this portion of the collection is for teaching and training for national exams. In addition, the herbarium includes approximately 3,000 Colorado collections and a limited number of collections from Africa, Argentina, and Australia.

Location:

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. R. Dennis Child, Professor—Office: NR239 Natural Resources; Phone: (970) 491-3316; Fax: 491-4994 ; E-mail: dennisc@picea.cnr.colostate.edu.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Grass Collection
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

This is a small collection of plants in the family Graminae used exclusively for teaching the course in Grass Systematics, B421.

Location: E206 Anatomy-Zoology.

Facilities:

Curator: Not actively curated.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates: (Contact) Dr. Joan M. Herbers, Professor and Dept. Chair—Office: E106 Anatomy and Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-7013; Fax 491-0649 ; E-mail: herbers@lamar.colostate.edu.

A collection of regional diseased plants showing effects of various pathogens and abiotic stresses. Trees as well as herbal specimens and cultured fungi are included. Used primarily as teaching materials, both at CSU and extension classes.

Location: E222 Plant Sciences

Facilities:

Curator: Suzanne M. Nemeth, Research Associate —Office: E204 Plant Sciences ; Phone: (970) 491-6391; Fax: 491-3862

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Mammal Collection
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

The collection is listed with the American Society of Mammalogists. However, it is mostly synoptic and used primarily for teaching.

Location: xxxx Anatomy-Zoology

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. Bruce A. Wunder, Professor—Office: E209A Anatomy-Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-5949; Fax: 491-0649 ; E-mail: bwunder@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Ornithology Collection
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

Collection of approximately 4,150 bird specimens, 100 egg clutches and a small number of skeletons is used primarily for teaching purposes (Z335). About 550 of the bird specimens are taxidermy mounts, the remainder are study skins. The collection emphasizes common North American and Colorado species.

Location: E208 Anatomy/Zoology, and display cabinets in hallways.

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. Myron C. Baker, Professor—Office: E421 Anatomy and Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-5307; Fax 491-0649 ; E-mail: mcbaker@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Lower Vertebrate Collections
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

Collection used primarily for teaching (Z214, A329).

Location: xxxx Anatomy-Zoology.

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. Gary C. Packard, Professor—Office: E421 Anatomy and Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-5376; Fax 491-0649 ; E-mail: packard@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates:

Ichthyology Teaching Collection
Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology, College of Natural Resources

The Department of Fishery and Wildlife Biology's Ichthyology Teaching Collection contains over 300 specimens representing 30 families of native North American freshwater fishes. In addition, the collection has lesser numbers of marine and exotic freshwater fishes. The collection is used primarily for teaching and many of the specimens are in poor condition owing to heavy use by students. Nonetheless, the collection remains a valuable educational resource for undergraduate biology and fisheries students.

Location: 107 Wagar (prep room)

Facilities: The collection is housed in metal cabinets and plastic vats in the prep room at the rear of 107 Wagar.

Curator: Dr. Kurt D. Fausch, Professor—Office: 234 Wagar; Phone: (970) 491-6457; Fax: 491-5091; E-mail: kurtf@picea.cnr.colostate.edu.

Manager: Theodore R. Labbe, Graduate Research Assistant—Office: 33F Wagar; Phone: (970) 491-6412; Fax: 491-5091; E-mail: tlabbe@lamar.colostate.edu.

Invertebrate Collection
Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences

The collection consists of preserved specimens representing most phyla and many classes of invertebrates; most specimens are maintained in complete form or mounted on slides. These specimens originate from a variety of marine, freshwater and terrestrial habitats around the world; most are North American. The collection has been greatly enhanced by two former members of the department, Dr. Wilford Olsen and Dr. Tyler Wooley, who created a collection of admirable depth and breadth. This collections is used primarily for teaching course Z212. It has no budget other than that generated by Z212 and therefore is not available for loans.

Location: E210 Anatomy-Zoology.

Facilities:

Curator: Dr. Janice K. Moore, Professor—Office: E406A Anatomy and Zoology; Phone: (970) 491-6764; Fax 491-0649 ; E-mail: pillbug@lamar.colostate.edu.

Manager:

Other Staff or Associates: Graduate Teaching Assistants for course Z212.