City of Lafayette Open Space

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

Help us document the plants and animals that are out in Open Space tomorrow! Join the Butterfly Pavilion for a Community...
06/13/2026

Help us document the plants and animals that are out in Open Space tomorrow! Join the Butterfly Pavilion for a Community Bioblitz at Kneebone Open Space tomorrow from 9am-12pm. Visit linktr.ee/butterflypavilioncolorado for more info and to register.

🥂Cheers to everyone who came out to last week's Plant Potions: Mocktails from the Land! Program leader Basil did an incr...
06/12/2026

🥂Cheers to everyone who came out to last week's Plant Potions: Mocktails from the Land! Program leader Basil did an incredible job sharing how local plants can be transformed into delicious beverages. Attendees enjoyed shrubs, simple syrups, and natural sodas with Faith of Little Herbal Apothecary, and community members sipped and mingled while surprise live music filled the air.

Want to attend an upcoming Open Space program? Visit the link on our profile for a full list of upcoming activities!

06/04/2026

Painted turtle and snapping turtle hatchlings are out and about! Watch out for these little cuties crossing the Waneka Lake trail near Greenlee. If you see a turtle, give it space and allow it to cross safely.

05/30/2026

Pollination is in full swing now! Plant Rocky Mountain Penstemon for you and the pollinators ☺️

Have you been seeing more flags out on Coal Creek recently? Those are all new native plants! We're increasing early-seas...
05/22/2026

Have you been seeing more flags out on Coal Creek recently? Those are all new native plants! We're increasing early-season forage for pollinators along Coal Creek. With help from Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, volunteers planted about 200 flowering plants this month! .restore

05/16/2026

A potentially pregnant beaver on Coal Creek! We're excited to see if any kits have been born recently or if this is just a huge beaver.
✨Love the beavers? Please don't go searching for them! Help us protect them by always staying on the main trail and keeping your dog leashed. Thank you!

05/09/2026

Beaver dams = Coyote bridges. This resourceful coyote utilizes the beaver dam to cross Coal Creek.

05/01/2026

Mink love beaver dams! Beaver dams raise the water levels and create diverse wetland ecosystems. Mink hunt fish, crayfish and other small aquatic animals around beaver dams.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Earth Day this past week! We planted 26 low-water native shrubs and wildflowers ...
04/25/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Earth Day this past week! We planted 26 low-water native shrubs and wildflowers along Coal Creek. Thanks for increasing habitat for pollinators and wildlife along this beautiful corridor!

Blue flax is in full bloom right now! This native plant serves an important purpose as early-season forage for pollinato...
04/22/2026

Blue flax is in full bloom right now! This native plant serves an important purpose as early-season forage for pollinators. Plant in a sunny and dry location in your garden, and enjoy the early blooms 🌼

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Lafayette, CO
80026

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