Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Flower
Since 1899 the Columbine has been the state flower of Colorado. The distinctive lavender, white, and yellow flower has been …
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Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fish
Colorado’s state fish is the Greenback Cutthroat Trout, Oncorhynchus clarki somias. Colorado’s waters are filled with many kinds of trout, …
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Bird
The Lark Bunting was designated Colorado’s State Bird in 1931. It is a black and white bird that makes its home …
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Animal
Colorado’s official “State Animal,” as designated by the Colorado General Assembly in 1961, is the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. This majestic animal …
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Seal
Colorado’s state seal is a circular seal that uses the same colors as are found in the state flag – …
Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Flag
Colorado’s distinctive state flag, with its large red and yellow “C” over a blue-and-white-striped background, was adopted in 1911. Did …
Colorado Gemstones
Colorado is certainly known for mining gold, silver, and other minerals, but many people don’t realize that Colorado is also …
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A Colorado elementary school child’s wish to see the western painted turtle become the state reptile came one step closer …
Where the Columbines Grow: Colorado’s First State Song
On March 12, 2007, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” was adopted as Colorado’s second state song by the passage of …