West Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado — The American Mountains (Southwest)

A Plentiful Harvest

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

1. A Plentiful Harvest Marker

Inscription. The abundant seeds of piñon and juniper trees draw wildlife to this ecosystem like a magnet. Chipmunks, foxes, piñon mice and squirrels munch the blue or copper-colored juniper berries. The berries last through the winter. They provide food for hungry robins, waxwings and Townsend’s solitares. Scrub Jays and Clark’s nucrackers collect the large piñon nuts and store, or caches, them for winter use. Piñon jays can transport up to 60 seeds at one time in their throats! Humans also enjoy piñon seeds. The Ute Indians have gathered the tasty pine nuts for thousands of years. Today, many people enjoy the nuts in pesto sauce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Horticulture & Forestry.

Location. 38° 51.896′ N, 104° 53.842′ W. Marker is in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in El Paso County. It is in West Colorado Springs. It is on Garden Drive, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located in Garden of the Gods Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Manitou Springs CO 80829, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Colorado’s Front Range

and in Pikes Peak Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comanchería.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Amazing Balanced Rock (here, next to this marker); Goerke & Son Photography (here, next to this marker); One Seed Juniper (here, next to this marker); Garden of The Gods Trading Post

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Garden of the Gods Trading Post (approx. ¼ mile away); George Eber Duclo (approx. 0.9 miles away); An Early Adventurer in Manitou (approx. 0.9 miles away); Manitou and Pike's Peak Cog Railway (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Colorado Springs.

Photographed by Charles T. Harrell, July 1, 2011

2. A Plentiful Harvest Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,081 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2011, by Charles T. Harrell of Woodford, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.