Colorado cleaned up Rocky Mountain Arsenal after decades of weapons and chemical production; a 15,000-acre refuge now supports more than 330 animal species
- Covering about 15,000 acres, the refuge is home to more than 330 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
- But the landscape once had a very different purpose.
- According to University of Colorado, Denver, in 1942, during World War II, the US Army selected about 17,000 acres of farmland in Commerce City for
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- Covering about 15,000 acres, the refuge is home to more than 330 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.
- But the landscape once had a very different purpose.
- According to University of Colorado, Denver, in 1942, during World War II, the US Army selected about 17,000 acres of farmland in Commerce City for
Sources: Times of India