Department of Natural Resources, 2023 Annual Report

MISSION We Connect People, Nature & Place

VISION Healthy Landscapes, Healthy People

VALUES Excellence, Integrity & Trust, Collective Good, Staff Well-being, Courageous Leadership

 

At a Glance

487 Acres of land conserved

63% DNR-managed trails maintained to a B level grade or higher

1 New watch-listed weed detected and treated

21 Contaminated boats intercepted with Aquatic Nuisance Species

19,676 Volunteer hours donated

910 Discover Pack check-outs

Larimer County launches Text2Park pay system for parking at parks and open spaces

Loveland - 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 system launched at select Horsetooth area parking lots on Oct. 26 with the aim of expanding to other LCDNR public properties throughout the coming year.

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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 5:30 p.m.

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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 conditions, a shared management philosophy, and management strategies and activities to achieve conservation and recreation goals. The visioning process also informed the development of an action plan to guide key projects for the next several years.

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Carter Lake re-opens to all recreation

Recreators are welcome to return to Carter Lake for all standard recreation as of Friday, 9/20. This includes paddlecraft and motorized boating in all zones. We thank our community members for their patience while we partially restricted access to make way for fire scooper planes fighting the #PearlFire earlier in the week. Please be aware that fire suppression efforts are still ongoing and the status of Carter Lake recreation is subject to change.

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 the Bay to Bay Trail at Horsetooth Reservoir. The trail project is for ages 16 and above, while the litter clean up is open to all ages.

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As part of National Public Lands Day week (Sept. 24-28), Larimer County Department of Natural Resources 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 completion of a public naming process.
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2025 Public Tour Schedule

  • Aug. 29: 5:30-8 p.m.
  • Sept. 25: 5:30-8 p.m.
  • Oct. 4: 9:30 a.m.-noon

This 1,547-acre property of dramatic hogbacks and canyons, ponderosa pine woodlands and mahogany and mixed shrublands near the foot of the Big Thompson Canyon is currently being developed with limited public access.