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City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department Mission Statement To conserve and enhance lands with natural resource, scenic and agricultural values, while providing for education and recreation

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City of Fort Collins

Natural Areas Department

City of Fort Collins

Natural Areas Department

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Mission Statement

To conserve and enhance lands with natural resource, scenic and agricultural values, while providing for education and recreation

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Department – Work Groups

  • Land Conservation
  • Stewardship

– Program Management – Land Management – Resource Management

  • Visitor Services - Rangers

– Public Improvements - Recreation

  • Facilities Operations

– Education, Volunteer Coordination, and Outreach

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Land Conservation

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44 Natural Areas

(40 currently open to the public)

40 Local 4 Regional

Total: 34,957 acres (1-22,258 acres)

105 Miles of Trails

(7% paved/crusher)

+8 miles of Bike Trail

(total 14% paved/crusher))

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Land Conservation

Focus Area Map

Conservation Values

  • wildlife habitat
  • recreation
  • education
  • scenic views
  • watershed protection
  • floodplains
  • agriculture
  • community separators
  • archeological
  • historical
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Land Conservation Purchases: $80,779,963

Local: 34 %

Community Separator: 32% Regional: 34%

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Land Conservation Acreage: 41,564

Local: 13% Community Separator: 14% Regional: 73%

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Total Acres 1993-2021

(Fee Land Managed)

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Stewardship

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Department Management

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Land Management

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Resource Management

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Vegetation & Soil Management

Planting Cover Crops & Native Seed Restoring Ecological Processes Earthwork & Land Preparation Erosion Control & Hydroseeding

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Restoration

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North Shields Ponds Natural Area

Sterling Pond Restoration Fall 2013

Concept Design The City will support a healthy and resilient Cache la Poudre ecosystem and protect, enhance, and restore the ecological values

  • f the river. - City Plan 2011

The goal of these ecological restorations is to increase the riparian habitat by softening the steepness of the river and pond shorelines.

The abandoned Josh Ames diversion structure to be removed. This project adds:

  • 9 acres of riparian

forest (cottonwoods & fruit- bearing shrubs)

  • 4 acres of wetland

(emergent, wet meadow & willows)

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Upstream spring 2011 Simulated Upstream 2030

McMurry Natural Area Restoration

Phase 1 complete, phase 2 late 2013/2014

2013 Google Image

The first phase added:

  • 2 acres riparian forest (cottonwoods & fruit-bearing shrubs)
  • 1.8 acres wetland (emergent, wet meadow & willows

The second phase will add:

  • 3.7 acres riparian forest (cottonwoods & fruit-bearing shrubs)
  • 2.1 acres wetland (emergent, wet meadow & willows)

Cottonwood Gallery Progression: Before construction 5/2/2011 After: August 2012 Planting trees/shrubs: 6/26/11

The goal of these ecological restorations is to increase the riparian habitat by softening the steepness of the river and pond shorelines. Phase 1 Completed 2011

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Homestead

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Public Improvements

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Trails

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Trail Maintenance

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The Parks Bike Trail Contribution

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Kiosks & Site Signs

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Facility Operations

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Nix Farm

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Natural Areas and Trails Rangers

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Education, Outreach and Volunteer Coordination

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Programs by Staff Educators

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Programs by Master Naturalists

  • Field trips and tours
  • Indoor presentations
  • Events
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Volunteer Ranger Assistants Adopt a Natural Area

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Volunteer

Resource Management & Public Improvements Projects

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Regional Natural Areas

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Soapstone Prairie

Natural Area

Gateway

Natural Area

Picnic Rock

Colorado Parks & Wildlife

Bobcat Ridge

Natural Area

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Gateway

Natural Area

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Bobcat Ridge

Natural Area

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Soapstone Prairie

Natural Area

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The Lindenmeier Site

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Laramie Foothills: Mountains to Plains Project

Partners: Larimer County, City of Ft. Collins, TNC, GOCO, Legacy Land Trust 55,000 Acres

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Mountains to Plains Project

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Funding

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Larimer County HPOS Sales Tax City – Open Space Yes Sales Tax Miscellaneous Income

2015 Budgeted Revenue $11,113,769

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2015 Budgeted Expenditures $10,997,489

Land Conservation

Public Improvements Resource Management Program Management Rangers Land Management Education Facility Operations

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City of Fort Collins

Natural Areas Department

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Natural Areas Department

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