By Evan and Jacob © Evan and Jacob inc.. Alpine Life zone 11,500 feet above sea level Continental divide East Subalpine 10,500-11,500 feet above sea level.

By Evan and Jacob

© Evan and Jacob inc.

Alpine Life zoneAlpine Life zone11,500 feet above sea 11,500 feet above sea levellevel

Continental divideContinental divide

EastEast

SubalpineSubalpine10,500-11,500 feet 10,500-11,500 feet above sea levelabove sea level

WestWest

Montane life zone8,000 - 10,500 feet above sea level

Foot hills life zoneFoot hills life zone5.500 – 8,000 feet 5.500 – 8,000 feet above sea levelabove sea level

Plains life zonePlains life zoneBelow 5.000 feetBelow 5.000 feet

Alpine Life zoneAlpine Life zone11,500 feet above sea 11,500 feet above sea levellevel

Alpine Life zoneAlpine Life zone11,500 feet above sea 11,500 feet above sea levellevel

In the alpine life zone, there are no trees growing because of the timberline. The timberline is a line that separates the trees from the alpine from subalpine. The alpine life zone is known as “Arctic life zone”. As you know, no trees grow but flowers do.

Alpine spring

Alpine winter

Alpine summer

Alpine fall

Now the animals here in this zone have some amazing features. These survivors are, the Ptarmigan, Mountain sheep, Pika (or cony) , Marmot, Snowshoe rabbit, Mountain Goat, And Bighorn sheep. Alpine mountain goat

Alpine sheep

Alpine Ptarmigan

Alpine pica

Now as I said, no trees grow here but plants do. Be careful because these plants are easily destroyed. These plants are, Moses, Lichens, Arctic Willow, Herbs, and grasses grow in this zone. Alpine Moses

Alpine Lichen

Alpine herbsAlpine Grasses

Alpine arctic willow

Just like in the alpine the flowers have to be strong to survive the harsh weather. These flowers are, root crowns, Glacier lily, Fringed gentian, and Mountain Marsh Marigold. The trees are not tall but they’re trees, and these trees are,

Root crowns

Fringed gentian

Glacier lily

Balsam fir

Many animals live here like Bears, Cougars, Chipmunks, Squirrels, Woodchucks, Weasels, Elk, Deer, Mountain Lions, Snowshoe rabbits and Beavers live here.

Mountain Lion

Squirrels

Snowshoe rabbit

The city in the Montane is Vail ,trees grow here in this climate. The Montane is fifteen degrees cooler then Plains and is eight degrees cooler than foothills. This life zone is full of life. This zone has lots of life living such as insects, mammals, and birds.

Montane spring

Montane summer

Montane fall

Montane winter

The flowers that are here are columbine, Indian paintbrush, fireweed, wild rose, asters, purple fringe, brown-eyed susans, wood lily, yellow lady’s slipper, and shooting star are the flowers.

Aspen

Logepole pine

Montane Willow

Douglas fir

Elk, beavers, chipmunks ,throats, squirrels, bears, mountain lions, mule deer, mountain jays, stellar jays, pewees, thrushes, sapsuckers, warblers , Clark's nutcrackers, woodpeckers, whitefish, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, German brown trout and brook trout live here.

Elk

Squirrels Beavers

The foothills life zone is

Foothills spring

Foothills summer

Foothills fall

Foothills winter

Lots of plants live here I will tell you about the plants. The trees that live here are yellow pine, scrub oak, cottonwoods, mountain maple, Douglas fir, alpine birch, blue spruce, greasewood, aspen, ponderosa pine, gambel oak, mountain mahogany. juniper, pinon pine sagebrush. The flowers that are here are the lark spur, grizzly bear cactus, yellow evening promise, and Indian paint brush,

Scrub Oak

Grizzly bear cactus

Gamble Oak

Yellow Evening Primrose

Animals ion this zone are Deer, Bobcats, and Mountain lions. The sage goose is a bird in this zone. Golden Eagle is a common bird in this zone. Other birds are humming birds, jays, woodpeckers, magpies, wrens, chickadees and, bluebirds.

http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/ColoradoLifeZones_Alpine_Mammals.html

Alpine mountain goat

http://www.google.com/images?q=AlAlpi+Life+zone+sasons&um=1&hl=en&saf

Alpine spring

http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/ColoradoLifeZones_

Alpine winter

http://www.worldviewofglobalwarming.Alpine summer

http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/ColoradoLifeZones_Alpine_Mammals.html

Alpine fall

Alpine sheephttp://www.arkive.org/bighorn-sheep/ovis-canadensis/

Alpine Ptarmiganhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/

ColoradoLifeZones_Alpine_Birds.html

Alpine picahttp://crisjesse.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/animals-of-mount-rainiers-

alpine-zone/

Alpine Moseshttp://donaldsweblog.blogspot.com/2008_12_01_archive.html

Alpine Lichenhttp://www.teara.govt.nz/en/lichens/2/5/1

Alpine herbshttp://www.shutterstock.com/pic-17959402/stock-photo-spring-alpine-herbs-with-

green-alpine-lake-moserboden-in-background-kaprun-austria.html

Alpine Grasseshttp://www.guenther-blaich.de/pflseite.php?

par=Helictotrichon+pubescens&abs=pflne&fm=

Alpine arctic willowhttp://flickr.com/photos/bryanto/3244237311\

Subalpine summerhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/

ColoradoLifeZones_Subalpine.htm

Subalpine winterhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/ColoradoLifeZones_Subalpine.htm

Subalpine fallhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_subalpine_fall.jpg

Subalpine springhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_subalpine_winter.jpg

Root crownhttp://webzoom.freewebs.com/purplelady123/Anemone

%20Pamina.jpgGlacier lily

http://www.photoseek.com/wausa.html

Balsam firhttp://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/Fir/subalpine_fir_1.jpg

Mountain lionhttp://www.unitedwildlife.com/AnimalsMountainLionGallery.html

Squirrelshttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Mammals_golden_mantled_ground_squirrel.jpg

Snowshoe rabbithttp://www.earthwatch2.org/LFF/Livingston/2008_04_01_archive.html

Montane springhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_montane_spring.jpg

Montane summerhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_Montane_summer.jpg

Montane fallhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_montane_fall.JPG

Montane winterhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_montane_winter.jpg

Montane Aspenhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Plants_Aspen.JPG

Logepole pinehttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Plants_lodgepole_pine.jpg

Montane Willowhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Plants_pinyon_juniper_foothills.JPG

http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Plants_douglas_fir.jpg

Douglas fir

Elkhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Mammals_Elk_montane.jpg

Squirrelshttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Mammals_aberts_tree_squirrel.jpg

Beavershttp://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/image_galleries/north_east_beavers_s13_w5_gallery.shtml

Foothills spring

http://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_Foothills_.jpg

Foothills summerhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_foothills_summer.jpg

Foothills fallhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_foothills_fall.jpg

Foothills winterhttp://shelledy.mesa.k12.co.us/staff/computerlab/images/CO_Seasons_foothills_winter.jpg

Yellow pinehttp://www.soskids.arkansas.gov/5-8-history-state-symbols

Bear cactushttp://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1002213324000253553opvcNcWjfQ

Greasewoodhttp://extension.usu.edu/range/Woody/greasewood.htm

Yellow evening primrosehttp://www.nps.gov/wica/naturescience/wildflowers-yellow-evening-primrose.htm