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fort collins natural areas
7 Porch Notes tagged “fort collins natural areas,” from counties across Colorado.
History and culture - Larimer County
Arapaho Bend mixes gravel ponds with an old cabin story
East Fort Collins's Arapaho Bend layers reclaimed gravel ponds, bird habitat, fishing, and the burned ruins of the historic Strauss Cabin.
Read note ->History and culture - Larimer County
Bobcat Ridge carries homestead traces in a wildlife valley
West of Fort Collins, Bobcat Ridge holds grassy valley, red cliffs, ponderosa pine, wildlife, and old homestead sites in one on-trail natural area.
Read note ->History and culture - Larimer County
Cathy Fromme Prairie protects a rare shortgrass view of Fort Collins
Cathy Fromme Prairie holds a rare pre-settlement shortgrass landscape on south Fort Collins, with wetlands, wildlife, and a raptor overlook.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County
Coyote Ridge is where Fort Collins meets the foothills
Coyote Ridge Natural Area is the visible seam where Fort Collins, prairie, and foothills meet, with connected trails and wide Front Range views.
Read note ->Outdoors and wildfire - Larimer County
Fossil Creek Reservoir is a quiet birding landscape, not a boating lake
Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is conserved bird habitat, not a boating lake, so the trails lead to viewing areas instead of the water.
Read note ->History and culture - Larimer County
Riverbend Ponds turns old gravel pits into wetland habitat
Riverbend Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins is seven old gravel-mine ponds reborn as Poudre River fishing, birding, and wetland habitat.
Read note ->Water and land - Larimer County
Fossil Creek Wetlands is a birding place you mostly view from the edge
Fossil Creek Wetlands in south Fort Collins is creekside bird habitat watched from the Trilby Road pullout or a short paved trail, not entered.
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