Beatrice Willard Counts Plants at Her Plots
In 1959 Beatrice Willard established Alpine Tundra Research Plots near the Rock Cut parking area and the Forest Canyon Overlook along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. Her research at the plots led to changes in park policies as well as a better understanding of alpine tundra ecology.
Location
Rocky Mountain National Park
Place
Larimer County
Map
POINT (-105.707464 40.939722)
Date
1961