Event Calendar

Prairie Dog Survival

17 Jan 2026 Activity Description: How do prairie dogs survive our harsh prairie winters? These amazing animals have a variety of survival adaptions and strategies that enable them to not just survive, but thrive! We will hike through a prairie dog colony and up the hill to the cabin and restroom, 1.1 miles up the trail.

Coyote Ridge Natural Area, Spring Mesa Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526

Tagged as: , Recreation and Open Spaces

Eagle Watch

17 Jan 2026 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.

Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area, 3340 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Tagged as: , Recreation and Open Spaces

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

19 Jan 2026 All City offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 19 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices will resume normal hours on Tuesday, Jan. 20.

Tagged as: , City Closure

City Council Regular Meeting: Jan. 20, 2026

20 Jan 2026 Regular City Council Meetings take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month.

City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521

Tagged as: , Council Meeting

Community exhibition: "is that normal?"

21 Jan 2026 "is that normal?" explores the feelings, reality, and distortions of life with OCD and derealization.

Center for Creativity, 200 Matthews St., Fort Collins, CO 80521

Tagged as: , Arts and Culture

Neighborhood Meeting - Shields Street Transportation Improvements

22 Jan 2026 Learn more about the City's installation of separated bike lanes on Shields Street between Mountain Avenue and Mulberry Street.

Dunn Elementary School, 501 S. Washington Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521

Tagged as: , Public Meeting

Neighborhood Meeting: Precision and Technology Multi-Unit Dwellings

22 Jan 2026 Learn more about the proposed apartment development at the northwest corner of Precision Drive and Technology Parkway southeast of the intersection of Ziegler Road and Harmony Road.

Front Range Community College (Harmony Library), 4616 S. Shields St., Fort Collins, CO 80526

Tagged as: , Public Meeting

Winter Nature Journaling

23 Jan 2026 Program Description: Explore the unique features of nature in winter along with ways to record your experience using art materials, poetry, or prose. Discover the art materials and techniques easiest to use when out in nature. Participants will be guided through activities to develop skills of awareness of the forms and adaptations of nature in winter.

NIX Farm Natural Area, 1745 Hoffman Mill Rd., Fort Collins, CO 80524

Tagged as: , Recreation and Open Spaces

Eagle Watch

23 Jan 2026 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.

Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area, 3340 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Tagged as: , Recreation and Open Spaces

Morning Winter Wonderland - Smartphone Photography

24 Jan 2026 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 different photography techniques.

Prospect Ponds Natural Area, 2025 Sharp Point Dr, Fort Collins, CO 80525

Tagged as: , Recreation and Open Spaces