Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Mission Statement: To ensure a safe and enjoyable outdoor recreational experience by providing the highest degree of protection for the visiting public, our ranger staff, and our natural resources.
We are able to accomplish this goal by having highly trained, professional rangers who are skilled in a variety of disciplines which reflect the diverse needs of the people we serve. Our rangers perform many functions that may include being firefighters, emergency medical technicians, wildlife biologists, interpretive guides, teachers, and law enforcement officers.
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The Small Grants for Community Partnering Program has awarded grants to communities throughout Larimer County using a portion of the Help Preserve Open Spaces sales tax for outdoor neighborhood and community-based projects.
The program was created by Larimer County's Department of Natural Resources (LCDNR) to provide the community with direct access to open spaces sales tax dollars to support outdoor community projects and to nurture community partnerships for lasting impacts across the region.
Community members of Larimer and Weld counties will soon be able to travel the Poudre River Trail all the way from Bellvue to Greeley once a 40-year vision of a regional paved trail is complete in early 2025.
The trail, beloved by bikers, joggers and other recreators, began in localized segments decades ago and has gradually expanded over the years with the ultimate vision of connecting northern Colorado communities located along the Poudre River.
This 4.4-mile, multi-use concrete, multi-use, non-motorized trail opened on August 18, 2018, with a ribbon cutting by elected officials and staff from Larimer County, City of Loveland and City of Fort Collins.
The 2-mile, multi-use Colorado Front Range Trail - Loveland to Fort Collins Connection opened on November 14, 2017. The trail connects Loveland's Recreation Trail with Fort Collins' Fossil Creek Trail, between Lemay Avenue and Timberline Road.
A graduate of Colorado State University in cultural anthropology, Brendan uses his photographic talent to capture rugged landscapes, sacred architecture, wildlife, performance art and other subjects. His work has been featured in 5280 Magazine, Cross Country, Outside, Colorado Outdoors, Thrillist and Yahoo! Travel.
Originally from the steel city, Pittsburgh, Walt now lives in Colorado, where he's a travel and nature photographer with a gift for finding surprising beauty in the most unexpected places. His photos of parks and open spaces illustrate the need to preserve these special places for future generations.
In 1969, Mark bought his first camera, a Kodak 126, and has developed a passion for photography ever since. He enjoys shooting anything nature, including wildlife, flowers, bugs and landscapes. Mark is always looking for the shots others have overlooked and amasses around 50,000 photos a year.
As a photojournalist, Charlie received national and state awards in photojournalism. He has been published in numerous newspapers and publications, including US News & World Report, Newsweek, Runners World, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Playboy (news story), Chemical Times, Animal Rights Weekly and Weekly Reader.
