Golden Banner Flower Facts
Michelle Talks Plants
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Educational
Michelle is back to talk about a flower that signals the start of summer here in Rocky and Estes. The Golden Banner is part of the pea family, and it's the same family that you'll find peanuts, string beans or lentils. That being said, golden banner is not edible. So please don't eat this flower!
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Alpine Sunflower
Biologist, Michelle Gibbons, talks about her favorite alpine flower.
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Ponderosa Pine Facts
Biologist, Michelle Gibbons, shares some of the amazing fire adaptions of the Ponderosa Pine, and also finds a cute woodland creature that is common in Ponderosa Pine forests.
