City of Lafayette Open Space

08/14/2026

👀Ever wonder what's happening beneath the surface at Waneka Lake?

🛶The Open Space team got out on the water to deploy fish structures throughout the lake.

🐟These structures provide valuable habitat for fish and are just one of the many ways our team works behind the scenes to support and care for our natural spaces.

🛶Waneka Lake isn't just beautiful from the shoreline there's a whole ecosystem beneath the surface!

⛔ Due to low water levels, the Waneka Lake Boathouse has ended rental operations for the remainder of the season. We look forward to getting you back out on the water in summer 2027!

08/08/2026

Bobcat or domestic cat with a short tail? Submit your answer below!

07/30/2026

Vote for part two of a mural located near the Coal Creek Public Road Trailhead!

Voting is live for phase II of the Coal Creek mural project at Public Road in Lafayette. Here are the options with a pic of 's completed phase mural I for reference. The new one will go on the east side of the underpass. Which option you like best? Use the link to vote!

https://forms.gle/WMJo4o9sQtnJA3E28

Big thanks to and for making this project happen.

07/30/2026

A fawn trying out its new legs at the beaver dam! Fawns weigh 6-8 lbs. at birth but gain 60-70 lbs. before the next winter. When they sense a predator, they hide in the grass, stay completely still and slow their breathing. If you see a fawn hiding, don't approach it. Let it be! This is their natural defense mechanism.

07/25/2026

Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) may not have flashy blooms, but this native prairie grass earns its place with year-round beauty and exceptional wildlife value. Its blue-green summer foliage transforms into glowing copper and burgundy each fall, topped with silky, silver seed heads, which feed small birds throughout the winter. This hardy native grass is a host plant for many butterflies, like the Leonard's Skipper, and provides overwintering habitat for many beneficial pollinators.

07/19/2026

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: now in live action!

This monarch caterpillar is feasting on showy milkw**d, storing the plant's toxins in its own body to deter predators throughout its life– even after it transforms into a butterfly. **d

07/16/2026

Red Wagon Farm opens tomorrow, July 16th!

Stop by for fresh, locally grown produce, herbs, and flowers, plus you-pick tomatoes and flower events throughout the summer.

Weekdays 12-6pm
Weekends 10am-6pm
Address: 1640 W Baseline Rd

07/11/2026

So this is what raccoons are up to at 2:13am…

07/04/2026

Hello deer 👋 fancy seeing you here at the beaver dam!

06/27/2026

Who let the bugs out? We let the bugs out. We just released 6,000 Apthona flea beetles that feed on a noxious w**d called Leafy Spurge at Rothman today. Biocontrol is a way to use nature to fight noxious w**ds. Thanks bugs!