2B+Roan+Plateau



Threats The Threats to the Roan Plateau are from people drilling oil and hunting animals in the area. The drilling areas are getting closer to where the animals stay and may affect the way they live. People hunting the animals may cause them to become rare in certain areas. And drilling will cause loss of habitat and destroy the Roan Plateau. Importance The **Roan Plateau** is important because it is a refuge for animals like the **Colorado Cutthroat Trout**, which is a rare fish and the **Parachute Pestemon**, which is a rare plant. The Roan Plateau is also has a lot of oil and if the BLM keeps drilling oil it will destroy the habitat and cause animals that are endangered or in danger of becoming endangered There are over 67,000 acres of land. And if you still don’t believe the Roan Plateau is important then another reason is that it provides jobs for many families and provides a safe place for some of Colorado’s most beautiful plants and animals. If we continue to drill on the Roan Plateau, then soon we aren’t going to have a place for Colorado’s wild life

Abiotic À Lush canyons on top À Located northwest of Rifle À 67,000 acres of public land À 34,000 acres are on top rest is below the rim À Temp. Ranges from 38 degrees f to 104 degrees f À January is the coolest month À 3000 feet higher than the Rifle reporting station À 47.3 % is a study area À Highest elevation is 9,286 feet À Pine forest are all along the north facing side À Southern rim is very highly forested À 50,000 to 60,000 animals live here À Drilling for natural gas and oil is treating land and animals

Biotic ** Sagebrush ** ** Greasewood ** ** Parachute Penstemon ** ** Engelmann Spruce ** ** Subalpine Fir ** ** Aspen ** ** Douglas-Fir ** ** Blue Spruce **

Mule Deer Cutthroat trout Elk Red-tailed hawk Black Bear Mountain lion Rabbits

Conservation We believe that by reduceing hunting abilities it will help make sure that all animals will not become rare. Also by minimizing drilling areas to a reanuble nimber then it shoudle make sure all animals have a home.