Outdoors
August 21 Solar Eclipse
Surely you’ve heard about it by now, even if you’re not an astronomer. Northern Colorado is not quite in the path of the full eclipse. Fort Collins will see a magnitude of .96 at 11:46am […]
Outdoors
Outdoors
Bison at Soapstone: 33 and thriving
By Gary Raham When I set up the spotting scope this year at the south parking lot in preparation for another talk about the wild bison herd at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area in northeastern Larimer […]
Outdoors
Area reservoirs – community input needed
Reclamation Invites Public Comment on RMP/EA for Horsetooth, Carter Lake, Pinewood, Flatiron Reservoirs LOVELAND, Colo. — The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, along with Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, is seeking […]
Outdoors
Lory State Park reopens equestrian cross country course
On Sept. 20 beginning at 9 a.m., Lory State Park will celebrate the reopening of the Equestrian Cross Country Course that was destroyed by the Galena Fire in March 2013. The public is invited to […]
Outdoors
Summer programs at Lory State Park offer opportunity for discovery
Nature programs at Lory State Park offer family members of all ages opportunities for discovery. All programs are free with the purchase of a $7 daily park pass or the display of a $70 annual […]
Outdoors
Lory State Park celebrates 40th anniversary
Lory State Park invites the public to celebrate its 40th Anniversary milestone at the Soldier Canyon Group Picnic Area on July 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Forty years ago on May 7, 1975, […]
Outdoors
Friends of Lory State Park establishes Get the Kids Out scholarship
The Friends of Lory State Park, a non-profit, volunteer organization based in Bellvue whose mission is the protection, preservation, and enhancement of Lory State Park, has inaugurated an environmental education scholarship. The scholarship makes field […]
Outdoors
Bumper crop: Berries around Larimer County ripe for picking
Early-summer rains provided a boost to wild berry crops, and the hills and stream bottoms of western Larimer County now hold potential for a jam-packed harvest. Chokecherries can be readily found in the Poudre and […]