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Colorado State Flag



The colors represent the environmental features of Colorado. White symbolizes the snow. Gold is for the sunshine. Red represents Colorado's red soil. The blue represents Colorado's clear blue skies.



The Colorado Blue Spruce Charles Parrry explored Colorado and noticed a tall evergreen spruce tree growing in the mountains. The blue spruce tree has blue-grey to dark green needles. School children voted for their favorite tree in 1892. The blue spruce was the winner. In 1939 the blue spruce became the official state tree.

Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep



Males are about 3 feet tall and weights 300 pounds. Their fur is thick and brown in color. Their horns grow back and in a circle. They fight over females by butting heads.

The Lark Bunting



The male is black with white patches. The lark Bunting flies South for the winter. The Lark Bunting lives in the plains region and became our State bird on April 29, 1931.