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Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Conifers

This year, an Engelmann spruce from Colorado was selected as the official U.S. Capitol Christmas…

Amy Zimmer, December 3, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Resources for Teaching Colorado History

If you’re a teacher and Colorado history is among your subjects this school year, the…

Amy Zimmer, August 12, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

State Capitol Tours

Summer is a great time to tour the State Capitol building. Whether you’re looking for…

Amy Zimmer, June 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Minerals and Geology

One of the most frequently accessed publications in our library’s digital collection is The Minerals of…

Amy Zimmer, March 12, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's Own Tartan

Today is National Tartan Day.  Did you know that Colorado has a state tartan?  According…

Amy Zimmer, April 6, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s New State Symbols

Some years ago in this blog I posted a series about Colorado’s state symbols and…

Amy Zimmer, April 15, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

New State Logo

The new state logo, a green mountain with the letters CO, has been receiving quite…

Amy Zimmer, January 9, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Amphibian

Colorado’s newest state symbol, designated just this year, is the State Amphibian, the Western Tiger…

Amy Zimmer, September 17, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Reptile

Like many of our other state symbols, schoolchildren petitioned the Legislature for the designation of the…

Amy Zimmer, September 10, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Rock

Not to be confused with the State Gemstone (Aquamarine) and the State Mineral (Rhodochrosite), the…

Amy Zimmer, August 27, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Mineral

Colorado’s State Mineral is the deep red Rhodochrosite.  The Colorado State Archives tells us that “On…

Amy Zimmer, August 20, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tree

The Colorado General Assembly officially designated the Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) as Colorado’s State Tree…

Amy Zimmer, August 13, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Tartan

In Scotland, different patterned tartans, or plaids, are used to symbolize different clans, or families. …

Amy Zimmer, August 6, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s State Symbols: The State Songs

Colorado actually has two state songs.  The traditional state song is “Where the Columbines Grow,”…

Amy Zimmer, July 30, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Insect

The Colorado General Assembly designated the Blue Hairstreak Butterfly, Hypaurotis cysalus, as the State Insect…

Amy Zimmer, July 23, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Grass

Yes, Colorado has an officially designated State Grass – the Blue Grama.  Blue Grama grass…

Amy Zimmer, July 16, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Gemstone

Because Colorado’s mountains are rich in minerals, there are many gemstones to be found in…

Amy Zimmer, July 9, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Fossil

Schoolchildren suggested Colorado adopt a state fossil, the dinosaur Stegosaurus, in 1982.  One of the…

Amy Zimmer, July 2, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Folk Dance

Did you know that Colorado has a state folk dance?  It’s the Square Dance, and…

Amy Zimmer, June 25, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado's State Symbols: The State Flower

Since 1899 the Columbine has been the state flower of Colorado.  The distinctive lavender, white,…

Amy Zimmer, June 18, 2012
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