City of Fort Collins Engage

Welcome to Engage! Engage helps you manage your involvement, either as a participant or volunteer, sponsored by the FC Volunteer Program. Browse the calendar, edit your profile, and get involved!

Special habitats like prairies, foothills, waterways, and forests are conserved for wildlife and people by the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department. Everyone is welcome to treasure and steward these beloved outdoor places. Thanks to community-driven sales tax ballot measures, there are 52 conserved natural areas and 114 miles of trail with more being added each year. See the Natural Areas Map (pdf).

Natural Areas Explorer is your guide to free natural area activities, June-October. Register here, by creating or signing in to you account.

Featured Activities

Pollinator Garden at Lee Martinez Park

We are looking for a small group of volunteers to maintain the pollinator garden at Lee Martinez

2025 Volunteer Engagement Summit

Treatsylvania

Tue 10/14, Fri 10/24, Sat 10/25, Sun 10/26

Register	Homesteaders of Soapstone Prairie Saturday, 18 October 2025 \| 10:00 AM \| Soapstone Prairie Natural Area \| Registration Required Where: Soapstone Prairie - Approximately a one-hour drive from Fort Collins. More complete directions can be found at https://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/finder/soapstone. When: Saturday, October 19, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. This activity meets ... more
Sign Up	Bird Watching for Novice and Intermediate Birders Sunday, 19 October 2025 \| 08:00 AM \| Arapaho Bend Natural Area Where: Arapaho Bend Natural Area. When: Sunday, October 19th, 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. Program Description: The program involves a leisurely walk north along the Arapahoe Bend Natural Area ponds from the parking area near Rigden Reservoir. Meet a... more
Register	Meet the Boo Crew Saturday, 25 October 2025 \| 01:30 PM \| Gateway Natural Area \| Registration Required *Registration for this activity is required and will close on 10/24 at midnight. Where: Gateway Natural Area, parking will be free for those who attend the program. Meet near Picnic Shelter A to get your parking pass. When: Saturday, Octobe... more
Sign Up	NATURAL AREAS 101 - ÁREAS NATURALES 101 Monday, 27 October 2025 \| 05:00 PM \| Old Town Library NATURAL AREAS 101 Explore how the City of Fort Collins is working to protect local wildlife and connect people with the outdoors in an engaging presentation by Katie Donahue, Director of the Natural Areas Department. Learn about the City’s conser... more
Register	Skygazing Saturday, 29 November 2025 \| 07:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area \| Registration Required 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 ... more
Sign Up	Eagle Watch Friday, 12 December 2025 \| 03:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area 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 ... more
Sign Up	Eagle Watch Saturday, 13 December 2025 \| 03:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area 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 ... more
Sign Up	Eagle Watch Friday, 19 December 2025 \| 03:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area 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 ... more
Register	Skygazing Friday, 19 December 2025 \| 07:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area \| Registration Required 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 ... more
Sign Up	Eagle Watch Saturday, 20 December 2025 \| 03:00 PM \| Fossil Creek Reservoir Natural Area 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 ... more