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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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