🌐 Fraser Experimental Forest

United States · Americas · Biosphere Reserve · 39.54°N, 105.53°W

The Fraser Experimental Forest is an outdoor research laboratory to study timber, water, wildlife management, and their integration in the high elevation subalpine coniferous forests. The experimental forest was established in 1937, and encompasses 9,328 hectares (36.02 sq mi). It is situated on the west side of the Continental Divide in north-central Colorado and includes the entire watershed of main Saint Louis Creek, a tributary of the Fraser River.

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Quick facts

Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Protection type	🌐 Biosphere Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	39.54°N, 105.53°W · view on map

Fraser Experimental Forest is a biosphere reserve in United States, in Americas. The details of why Fraser Experimental Forest is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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