• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

    Rocky Mountain

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Trees in Winter

a photo of fall aspen leaves
Aspens (Populus tremuloides) lose their leaves in winter and must grow new ones in the spring to be able to photosynthesize.
Photo courtesy of and copyrighted by Ernie Bernard.
 
a photo of Englemann spruce
An Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) keeps its needles all winter to be able to photosynthesize quickly in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Photo courtesy of and copyrighted by Ernie Bernard.

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A deer wears a radio collar so scientists can track its movements.

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