Copeland Willow Carr

Location:   Boulder County 
Size:   80 acres
Designated:   2005
Landowner: City of Longmont

This wetland is the largest and highest quality lower montane willow carr on the Front Range.  Major wetland functions provided by the willow carr are wildlife habitat, shoreline stabilization, sediment trapping, production export, and floodwater storage. On-site censuses indicate that this riparian community has one of the most diverse assemblages of breeding bird species in Colorado. The area also provides habitat for beaver, the endangered boreal toad, and the threatened greenback cutthroat trout (state fish of Colorado). Potential exists for these animals to be reintroduced.