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- Dept Head: John Stokes
- 1745 Hoffman Mill Road
Fort Collins, CO 80524
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (M-F, except for holidays)
Natural Areas Newsletter Natural Areas Newsletter
Natural Areas Plans & Policies
Master Plan
The Natural Areas Master Plan (4.5MB) and Master Plan Executive Summary, both created in 2014, update the Land Conservation and Stewardship Master Plan 2004 (1.7MB) which updated the 1992 Natural Areas Policy Plan (12.4MB)
Management Plans
- Bobcat Ridge Natural Area Management Plan, 2017 (6.5MB) updates the 2005 Management Plan (2.5MB)
- Cache la Poudre River Natural Areas Management Plan Update, 2011 (8.1MB) and EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of Cache la Poudre River Natural Areas Management Plan Update, 2011 (629KB)
- Core Natural Areas Management Plan (18.8MB)
- Foothills Management Plan (17.4MB)
- Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan 2017 (29.2MB) updates the 2005 Fossil Creek Natural Areas Management Plan(6.2MB) and the 2003 Fossil Creek Reservoir Regional Open Space Management Plan (3.6MB)
- Soapstone Prairie Natural Area Management Plan (5.2MB)
Other Policies, Position Statements
- Agriculture Position Statement (8MB)
- Bison Management Plan, 2018
- Commercial Use Policy
- Drone Policy, 2017 (39 KB)
- Easement Policy, 2012 (33KB)
- Fire Management Plan (9.8MB)
- Other Power-driven Mobility Devices Policy (656KB) and Trail Assessment (39KB)
- State of the Poudre River & Report Card
- Resource Management definition (85KB)
- Restoration Plan 2016 (12MB)
- Wildlife Conservation Guidelines 2017 (9.6MB)
- Vegetation Management Guidelines (820KB) includes 2015 addendum on pages 27-31.
- Commercial Use Permit Policy
Research And Survey Reports
- Interpretive Sign Evaluation Report (148KB) 2009 by Shawn Davis, Colorado State University
- Resident Survey, 2016 (2.1MB)
- Resident Survey, 2011 (1.4MB)
- Visitor Survey, 2006 (370KB)