LOVELAND – Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is proud to announce the recipients of $30,863 in grants from the 2025 Small Grants for Community Partnering program.A total of eight organizations across Larimer County have been selected to receive the grants, which support community and neighborhood…
LOVELAND - Visitors to Larimer County parks and open spaces in 2024 rated their experience as satisfactory to very satisfactory, according to the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) “Rate Your Day” survey results announced today. The visitor satisfaction survey was conducted from June through…
LOVELAND –The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) has launched the second year of its randomized lottery for available boat slips at Horsetooth Reservoir and Carter Lake.Boat owners hoping to rent a slip at Inlet Bay Marina at Horsetooth Reservoir or Carter Lake Marina at Carter Lake Reservoir can enter…
Larimer County launches Text2Park pay system for parking at parks and open spacesLoveland - Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is pleased to pilot a new way visitors can pay for daily permit parking at parks and open spaces through the convenience of their phones. The phone-based “Text2Park” payment…
LOVELAND – Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is seeking public input for proposed management plan recommendations of Chimney Hollow Open Space (CHOS). Public input will be collected beginning Oct. 22 through Nov. 15 via an online survey as well as at a virtual public open house on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 5…
DENVER, Colo. – NoCo Places, a collaborative of eight federal, state, and county land management agencies in the northern Colorado Front Range, has released a Conservation and Recreation Vision for the region, an effort two years in the making. The Vision describes current conditions, shared values, desired future…
LOVELAND: Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) invites the community to join us as we celebrate National Public Lands Day on Saturday, Sept. 28 and throughout the preceding week. Community members can choose between a litter clean up in the Carter Lake area or a trail construction project of…
As part of National Public Lands Day week (Sept. 24-28), the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is launching public tours of its newest open space at the former Heaven’s Door Ranch. LCDNR is pleased to announce that the open space will be called Canyon Edge Open Space, following the recent…
LOVELAND, Colo. – The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is now accepting applications for a small grant program that awards money for nature-based neighborhood and community projects in Larimer County.For 26 years, the Small Grants for Community…
FORT COLLINS – Trail building crews from Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) and the Larimer County Conservation Corps (LCCC) are finishing a portion of a new multi-use trail between Inlet Bay and South Bay at Horsetooth Reservoir today, July 25. Known as the “Bay to Bay Trail,” the 1.8-mile, natural…
LOVELAND – The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) received a grant of $23,749 from the Colorado Regional Air Quality Council to convert a portion of its gas-powered lawn equipment to zero-emission commercial equipment through the Mow Down Pollution program. Combined with LCDNR's cash match of $7,000,…
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) is excited to share the results of its first "Rate Your Day" visitor satisfaction survey, conducted from June to October last year. With 761 responses, the survey provided valuable insights into visitor experiences at Larimer County parks and open spaces.
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The Larimer County Department of Natural Resources is seeking public input for the management plan of Chimney Hollow Open Space. Public input will be collected throughout this summer via an online survey and at the first public open house on Wednesday, May 29 followed by a virtual open house on Monday, June 3.…
