Choose from a variety of on-site programs about energy, water, wastewater and stormwater. Programs vary in length and age groups.

Utilities offers a variety of other youth programs, including Voltbusters and Look Up and Live.

Interested in offering a Utilities program on your own? The several programs can be checked out as kits.

Facility tours are available of the drinking water treatment facility, water distribution system, water reclamation facility and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certified Utilities administration building.

Learn about Utilities program offerings and how to incorporate them into your classroom at the Poudre School District Summer Institute each June. Formal and nonformal educators can also request workshops and training on Utilities topics. Email UtilitiesEducation@fcgov.com to learn more and to request a training.

School and community youth groups that attend education programs with Utilities are eligible to receive reimbursement for transportation costs.

Choose your own Utilities adventure with an educational bus tour of Fort Collins Utilities’ water or energy supply systems.

Program Length: Varies, 1-3 hours

Inspired by the Poudre River Report Card, experience how water scientists assess all aspects of the river during a watershed field trip. From the riparian corridor to the shape of the river, to the life and chemistry within the water, participants discover what makes a river healthy and why that is important.

Watershed field trips are dependent upon adequate weather and river conditions. Email UtilitiesEducation@fcgov.com to sign up.

Facility tours are available of the drinking water treatment facility, water distribution system, water reclamation facility and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum Certified Utilities administration building.

Request an educator or Utilities subject matter expert to engage Homeowner’s Associations, multifamily housing groups, non-profits, clubs and other groups. Topics include conservation, efficiency, general Utilities information, history and more.

Efficiency Works-Business, in partnership with Fort Collins Utilities, provides monthly technical trainings on a variety of topics, including lighting, HVAC, office efficiency, emerging technologies, building envelope and solar.