THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO MOUNTAIN 



LABORATORY 



By Francis Ramaley 



The mountain laboratory at Tolland, Colo, (attitude 8,889 feet), is 

 maintained for the field study of biology : plants, birds, insects and mam- 

 mals. In the summer of 1909, from June 14 to July 30, the first session 



Fig. 1. — Map of Colorado showing location of Tolland, the seat of the mountain 

 laboratory. Its nearness to Denver and to the university at Boulder is apparent. 



was held. This proved so successful that it was determined to continue 

 the sessions in subsequent years. It was found that the courses which 

 had been planned were well adapted to conditions at the laboratory 

 and they were carried out to the satisfaction of all concerned. Students 

 and instructors worked together on a number of special problems as 

 well as in regular class work. 



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