FORT COLLINS – The City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Program asks for feedback from visitors and residents every five years through a survey. Results from 2011 show that natural areas are popular and well-liked. Questions focused on respondents’ familiarity with natural areas, their visitation habits, how good/poor of a job the Natural Areas Program
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Bald eagles spend the winter in Fort Collins and have established roosts and hunting areas at Fossil Creek Reservoir Regional Open Space.  Join City of Fort Collins volunteer Master Naturalists on Saturday, November 26, 9:00 – 11:00 am to learn about these majestic birds.  Eagle Watches include a short walk along a paved or gravel
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The Colorado Elk Fest is held every year in Estes Park Colorado – to celebrate the return of the elk to the area. Every October, the Elk Fest is timed to match the elk rut, and the sights and sounds of the big game’s mating season is thrilling. Hear the bugling of the Bull Elk
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Soapstone Prairie Natural Area in the Fort Collins area is a special place to visit. Find out why during four different days and times in July. During “Soapstone in the Spotlight” Take a 1-2 mile hike and join a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist to learn about prairie wildlife and search for nocturnal animals
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Lory State Park will host another “Bear Aware” Program on May 24, 2011 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Visitor Center. If you live in Colorado or are visiting our high country, you should know this is black bear country. What do you know about dealing with a bear in the woods? Find
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Brighton, Colorado. – The 2011 spring celebration of eaglets is taking place in Barr Lake’s wildlife refuge. Since 1986, a pair of bald eagle have made this habitat in Barr Lake State Park their nesting ground. The area around Barr Lake is perfect for nesting bald eagles because it offers large old cottonwoods, rich food
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Golden retrievers from all over the nation will converge upon Pagosa Springs, CO to compete for prizes, network with other Golden’s, and attend health clinics, June 24-26, 2011. The three day event will take place in one of the nation’s most beautiful settings and also named “the most friendly canine town in America.” Pagosa Springs
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On Saturday, June 11th, 2011 from 7:00 am – 9:00 am, the Plains Conservation Center offers a “Digital Sunrise Photography” class to help you learn more about taking quality outdoor photos of wildlife. The Center will open early for this class to get good lighting and see as much wildlife as possible. Doc Holiday will
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DURANGO Colorado – As Colorado enters the snowy transition between winter and spring, the Colorado Division of Wildlife is reminding citizens that feeding wildlife in Colorado is not only illegal but can also harm wildlife. Native species are adapted to survive the long months of privation that winter brings. While sick, old or weak individuals
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CRAIG, CO – We are thrilled to once again offer the opportunity to experience one of the most amazing sights in the natural world: the mating ritual of the greater sage-grouse. More than a wildlife viewing opportunity, these tours are a one-of-a-kind western Colorado adventure. Last year guests were treated to dancing grouse, swooping eagles,
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