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City of Lafayette Open Space Lafayette, Colorado provides the community with trails, outdoor amenities, and wildlife viewing.

Leave the leaves! 🍂 If you have leaves in your yard, chances are you are providing a cozy, safe home for butterflies and...
10/22/2026

Leave the leaves! 🍂 If you have leaves in your yard, chances are you are providing a cozy, safe home for butterflies and moths that overwinter in egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, or adult form.

If you were out in Open Space this fall, you probably saw a woolly bear caterpillar like this one staff had to relocate off a busy trail. These cuties turn into an Isabella tiger moth if given the opportunity to overwinter safely in the leaves. Skip the yardwork and you'll protect your local pollinators by providing habitat 🦋

As cooler weather arrives, our Colorado bats begin their own seasonal change. They prepare to slumber through the winter...
10/17/2026

As cooler weather arrives, our Colorado bats begin their own seasonal change. They prepare to slumber through the winter by fattening up on insects and searching for a winter home, known as a hibernaculum.

Some species migrate south during the colder months, but others (like the big brown bat pictured above) remain right here in Colorado, finding cozy roosts in caves, abandoned mines, cliff faces, and a variety of other places.

Snoozing though the winter is tougher than it sounds: if a bat wakes up, it will burn through it's stored energy too quickly, with no way to fill it's empty belly.

We can help bats survive by avoiding the places where they hibernate, letting them sleep away the winter in peace.

*Photo courtesy of CPW.

Red Wagon Farm's fall harvest is in full swing! They have fruits (apples!), vegetables, and decorative pumpkins that are...
10/12/2026

Red Wagon Farm's fall harvest is in full swing! They have fruits (apples!), vegetables, and decorative pumpkins that are perfect for this season's activities!

The Farm Store is open through Nov. 1 so swing by to stock up on your fall favorites!

Come learn about queerness in nature! Bats, snakes, and slugs all take center stage in this fun community centered hike ...
10/07/2026

Come learn about queerness in nature! Bats, snakes, and slugs all take center stage in this fun community centered hike to reflect the Halloween season! Feel free to come dressed up (your host will be in costume), wear good shoes and bring water.

Sunday, Oct. 11
2-4pm
Meet outside the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center
Registration is required. Sign up here: https://engage.lafayetteco.gov/ActivityRegistration/390bc10b-91cf-4232-b508-f8cb72b27805

09/29/2026

Visit the Lafayette Library for free native wildflower seeds! One packet per person please. Sprinkle on a bare patch of soil, cover slightly with the soil and wait, wait, wait! Be aware, they might take a year or two to germinate.

You might notice Turkey Vultures on your morning commutes warming and drying their wings in the sun ☀️ These beautiful b...
09/26/2026

You might notice Turkey Vultures on your morning commutes warming and drying their wings in the sun ☀️ These beautiful birds get a bad reputation, but they spend their lives existing outside of predator-prey relationships and serve as scavengers that clean up around town.

09/24/2026

Autumn is here, can you feel it? Painted ladies are found in abundance during the early weeks of fall and feed on late-season blooms like this happy rabbitbrush at our Nature Discovery Zone.

09/18/2026

You never realize how big a Bald Eagle is until you see it up close. The Migratory Bird Festival last weekend was a hit! Raptors up close, a bird walk, face paint, many exhibitors and even a bluegrass band playing bird-related songs! We had a blast. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate birds with us.

Birds are on the move, and you're invited! Celebrate Lafayette's 13th Annual World Migratory Birds Festival at Waneka La...
09/12/2026

Birds are on the move, and you're invited! Celebrate Lafayette's 13th Annual World Migratory Birds Festival at Waneka Lake with this year's theme, “Every Bird Counts: Your Observations Matter". Get an up-close look at live birds of prey, search for wild birds through spotting scopes and binoculars, and explore the fascinating world of migration.

Join us on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 1-3pm to celebrate migratory birds with themed activities, live animals, bird banding, ...
09/12/2026

Join us on Sunday, Sept. 13 from 1-3pm to celebrate migratory birds with themed activities, live animals, bird banding, guided walks, face painting, and more!

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Lafayette, CO
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