Where: Fossil Creek Reservoir - Approximate address is 3340 Carpenter Road. The entrance to Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is on Carpenter Road/ CR 32, approximately one mile west of I-25, or two miles east of Timberline on the north side of Carpenter Road; When: February 7, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, drop-in at any time during the program Accessibility: Accessible parking and restrooms available. Spotting scopes and best eagle viewing are located about 1/4 - 1/2 mile down a gently sloping, paved and ADA accessible trail. What to Bring: Pets are not permitted at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area. Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress warmly. Program Description: Bald eagles from the north make Fort Collins their winter home. They spend nights in communal roosts in cottonwood trees near the reservoir. Volunteer Naturalists are stationed at the viewing pier and explain the eagles’ natural history and help visitors view them through spotting scopes and binoculars. Drop in any time during these programs. They are free and no registration is required, but if you sign up here you'll receive email reminders and notices of cancellations. If temperatures are below freezing, or it’s windy or foggy, the Eagle Watches may be canceled. Be sure to visit www.fcgov.com/naturalareas for weather cancellations and updates before you go. Masks will not be required, as this is an outdoor event. However, please practice physical distancing whenever possible. Stay home if you are sick.

When: Friday February 6th, 3:30-5 p.m. Where: Prospect Ponds Natural Area. Parking Instructions: XXX Activity Description: This activity will offer an opportunity to connect with nature during the winter, using smartphones to photograph the diverse scenery, flora, and fauna in the Prospect Ponds Natural Area. Participants will be guided in using their smartphones to photograph this area with particular attention to: a) photographing ice and snow, b) using light, angles, etc. to capture the beauty of the winter season, c) editing and formatting tips. Accessibility: 1-1.5 miles of walking along a flat trail. Easy. People of all abilities and disabilities are welcome to participate in all programs and we are happy to make any appropriate accommodations. If you'd like to request an accommodation (language interpretation, wheelchair access, etc.) please fill out the form linked under this activity. You can also copy and paste this link to access the same form: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form If accommodations are needed for an activity, please allow two (2) weeks prior to the event to process your request and arrange the accommodation, if available. If you have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of a program, please contact naturalareas@fcgov.com or call 970-416-2815 for more information. ___________________________________________________________________ Queremos que sepas que todas las personas, independientemente de sus habilidades o discapacidades, son bienvenidas a participar en nuestros programas. Estamos dispuestos a hacer cualquier adaptación necesaria y asegurarnos de que todos puedan disfrutar plenamente de la experiencia. Si necesitas alguna adaptación, ya sea interpretación de idiomas, acceso para sillas de ruedas u otra cosa, por favor completa el formulario que está vinculado en esta actividad. También puedes copiar y pegar este enlace para acceder al formulario: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form Si tienes alguna pregunta o inquietud sobre la accesibilidad de alguno de nuestros programas, no dudes en contactarnos en naturalareas@fcgov.com o llamando al 970-416-2815 para obtener más información.

When: Saturday February 7, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Where: Running Deer Natural Area. Meet at parking lot on east Prospect Rd (at approximately 3301 Prospect Rd). Other parking lots can be found at the Colorado Welcome Center (3745 Prospect Rd.), or running Deer Natural Area can also be accessed via the Prospect Rd underpass from Riverbend Ponds Natural Area. Activity Description: Learn about the different ways that animals survive through the winter's scarcity of food; migrate, hibernate, or staying active. Naturalist Rob Pickett shares some of the fascinating methods animals have evolved to stay alive. The hike will be about 3 miles long over relatively flat terrain. Accessibility: Program takes place outside and along an unpaved trail. Accessible bathrooms and parking available. Hike is roughly 3 miles, moderate. Please dress warmly for the weather. People of all abilities and disabilities are welcome to participate in all programs and we are happy to make any appropriate accommodations. If you'd like to request an accommodation (language interpretation, wheelchair access, etc.) please fill out the form linked under this activity. You can also copy and paste this link to access the same form: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form If accommodations are needed for an activity, please allow two (2) weeks prior to the event to process your request and arrange the accommodation, if available. If you have any questions or concerns about the accessibility of a program, please contact naturalareas@fcgov.com or call 970-416-2815 for more information. ___________________________________________________________________ Queremos que sepas que todas las personas, independientemente de sus habilidades o discapacidades, son bienvenidas a participar en nuestros programas. Estamos dispuestos a hacer cualquier adaptación necesaria y asegurarnos de que todos puedan disfrutar plenamente de la experiencia. Si necesitas alguna adaptación, ya sea interpretación de idiomas, acceso para sillas de ruedas u otra cosa, por favor completa el formulario que está vinculado en esta actividad. También puedes copiar y pegar este enlace para acceder al formulario: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7669173/Accessibility-and-Accommodation-Request-Form Si requieres modificaciones para participar en alguna actividad, te pedimos que nos avises con dos (2) semanas de anticipación al evento para procesar tu solicitud y coordinar los ajustes, en caso de estar disponibles. Si tienes alguna pregunta o inquietud sobre la accesibilidad de alguno de nuestros programas, no dudes en contactarnos en naturalareas@fcgov.com o llamando al 970-416-2815 para obtener más información.

Where: Fossil Creek Reservoir - Approximate address is 3340 Carpenter Road. The entrance to Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is on Carpenter Road/ CR 32, approximately one mile west of I-25, or two miles east of Timberline on the north side of Carpenter Road; When: February 7, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, drop-in at any time during the program Accessibility: Accessible parking and restrooms available. Spotting scopes and best eagle viewing are located about 1/4 - 1/2 mile down a gently sloping, paved and ADA accessible trail. What to Bring: Pets are not permitted at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area. Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress warmly. Program Description: Bald eagles from the north make Fort Collins their winter home. They spend nights in communal roosts in cottonwood trees near the reservoir. Volunteer Naturalists are stationed at the viewing pier and explain the eagles’ natural history and help visitors view them through spotting scopes and binoculars. Drop in any time during these programs. They are free and no registration is required, but if you sign up here you'll receive email reminders and notices of cancellations. If temperatures are below freezing, or it’s windy or foggy, the Eagle Watches may be canceled. Be sure to visit www.fcgov.com/naturalareas for weather cancellations and updates before you go. Masks will not be required, as this is an outdoor event. However, please practice physical distancing whenever possible. Stay home if you are sick.

Partnership with ARO. Volunteers lead nature walks at various natural areas and engage with participants and staff from ARO. Sign up found on Recreation website:

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Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens

The Lincoln Center Art Gallery’s new exhibit Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens opens January 9 and will be on view through February 27. Disrupted Gardens is a series of hyper-realistic acrylic paintings that imagine a future where nature and artificial intelligence respond to pollution and climate change by reshaping the Earth (our “Garden”) and populating it with new, often evolving creatures. Kristy calls these creatures Specimens and first creates them as small sculptures made from beeswax, pigments, and found materials. She photographs the Specimens outdoors and refines the images digitally to use as the basis for each of her detailed paintings.

 The Specimen sculptures are quick, experimental studies of a transformed world, the paintings are slow, carefully crafted illusions. Together, they suggest a future full of humor, darkness, and hope. The work invites viewers to consider how life might adapt, what role humans may play, and how creativity can spark new ways of thinking about our environment.

 Kristy Deetz will be visiting The Lincoln Center Art Gallery from Green Bay, Wisconsin. She will live sculpt in the Art Gallery, demonstrating how she creates her Specimens, from 1 to 6 pm, Thursday, January 15, and from 3 to 5 pm, Friday, January 16. The sculptures she creates will remain on view for the duration of the exhibit. To end the day on the 16th, the Art Gallery will host an Artist Talk at 5:30 pm and celebrate her visit with an Artist’s Reception at 6:30 pm.

 The Lincoln Center Art Gallery is open to the public from 1 to 6pm Wednesday and Friday and before most performances.

 

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For 18 years, Fort Collins has celebrated bicycling and pedestrian mobility as key parts of our community culture. This year, nearly 6,000 participants will ride, skateboard, walk, or jog in search of free breakfast and community connection. Morning stations will serve breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., and afternoon stations will operate from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Natural Areas will have a morning station. Stop by the Natural Areas Bike to Work Day station for yummy breakfast and swag.

Morning stations: 7-9:30 a.m.

Afternoon stations: 3:30-5:30 p.m.

For all information visit https://www.fcgov.com/bicycling/bike-to-work-day

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Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens

The Lincoln Center Art Gallery’s new exhibit Kristy Deetz: Disrupted Gardens opens January 9 and will be on view through February 27. Disrupted Gardens is a series of hyper-realistic acrylic paintings that imagine a future where nature and artificial intelligence respond to pollution and climate change by reshaping the Earth (our “Garden”) and populating it with new, often evolving creatures. Kristy calls these creatures Specimens and first creates them as small sculptures made from beeswax, pigments, and found materials. She photographs the Specimens outdoors and refines the images digitally to use as the basis for each of her detailed paintings.

 The Specimen sculptures are quick, experimental studies of a transformed world, the paintings are slow, carefully crafted illusions. Together, they suggest a future full of humor, darkness, and hope. The work invites viewers to consider how life might adapt, what role humans may play, and how creativity can spark new ways of thinking about our environment.

 Kristy Deetz will be visiting The Lincoln Center Art Gallery from Green Bay, Wisconsin. She will live sculpt in the Art Gallery, demonstrating how she creates her Specimens, from 1 to 6 pm, Thursday, January 15, and from 3 to 5 pm, Friday, January 16. The sculptures she creates will remain on view for the duration of the exhibit. To end the day on the 16th, the Art Gallery will host an Artist Talk at 5:30 pm and celebrate her visit with an Artist’s Reception at 6:30 pm.

 The Lincoln Center Art Gallery is open to the public from 1 to 6pm Wednesday and Friday and before most performances.

 

Where: Fossil Creek Reservoir - Approximate address is 3340 Carpenter Road. The entrance to Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area is on Carpenter Road/ CR 32, approximately one mile west of I-25, or two miles east of Timberline on the north side of Carpenter Road; When: February 7, 3:30pm - 5:00pm, drop-in at any time during the program Accessibility: Accessible parking and restrooms available. Spotting scopes and best eagle viewing are located about 1/4 - 1/2 mile down a gently sloping, paved and ADA accessible trail. What to Bring: Pets are not permitted at Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area. Please bring binoculars if you have them and dress warmly. Program Description: Bald eagles from the north make Fort Collins their winter home. They spend nights in communal roosts in cottonwood trees near the reservoir. Volunteer Naturalists are stationed at the viewing pier and explain the eagles’ natural history and help visitors view them through spotting scopes and binoculars. Drop in any time during these programs. They are free and no registration is required, but if you sign up here you'll receive email reminders and notices of cancellations. If temperatures are below freezing, or it’s windy or foggy, the Eagle Watches may be canceled. Be sure to visit www.fcgov.com/naturalareas for weather cancellations and updates before you go. Masks will not be required, as this is an outdoor event. However, please practice physical distancing whenever possible. Stay home if you are sick.