Category Archives: Park Events

Summer 2022 Birding Programs at Lory State Park

Bring friends, family, your binoculars and your water bottle to Lory State Park each month to experience a special birding program. Enjoy a brief presentation followed by a one-hour birding hike. Meet at Eltuck Picnic area unless otherwise indicated. Activities are free with a valid state park pass.  Registration required and space is limited. Call […]

Call for applications: Get Kids Outside Grant Fall 2021

Are schools in your district planning for student field trips this Fall?  If so, please share this important information with teachers and administrators in your district. The application period for the Fall 2021 Friends of Lory State Park Get the Kids Outside Grant is now open through September 15. Non-profit organizations, including public schools, that work […]

Experience Lory State Park by Day and Night this July

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BELLVUE, CO (July 8, 2021) – During May through October, Lory State Park offers activities, program, and events for all ages and backgrounds with support from the Friends of Lory State Park (FoLSP). The scheduled activities this July allow everyone the unique opportunity to experience Lory, by day and night! Check out the calendar listing […]

Activities for Everyone at Lory State Park in June

BELLVUE, CO (June 2021) – With the weather warming, there’s no better way to enjoy the outdoors than going to your local state park, and this June there is something for everyone! Lory State Park offers activities, program, and events for all ages and backgrounds May through October with support from Friends of Lory State […]

Volunteers Needed at Upcoming Lory State Park Activities – Community Support and Participation Encouraged

BELLVUE, CO (May 2021) – Are you interested in helping make an impact at Lory State Park? Friends of Lory State Park (FoLSP) is calling for volunteers to help with interpretive programs such as campfire nights, nature walks, birding hikes, and more! These programs happen between May and October. All interested volunteers please register at […]

And the winner is…

The electronic random drawing by RallyUp.com was held on October 8, 2020 at 11:59am. The drawing was initiated by the Friends of Lory State Park Board of Directors at the Lory State Park Visitor’s Center. And the winner of the TREK Roscoe 7 mountain bike is: Sara Abernathy Supporters need not be present to win. […]

Lory State Park’s new Mariposa Pavilion is site for first Seeds of Stewardship project

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, Friends of Lory State Park, and other partners cultivate restoration project utilizing local student support and native plant species BELLVUE, CO (June 16, 2020) – Wildland Restoration Volunteers’ (WRV) new youth program, “Seeds of Stewardship”, culminated on May 30, 2020, at Lory State Park’s new Mariposa Pavilion with two 10-person, physically-distanced volunteer […]

Check Out a Colorado State Park Pass and Backpack at Your Local Library

The Friends of Lory State Park is reminding everyone to take advantage of the “Check Out State Parks” program at your local library to enjoy some amazing Fall adventures! This three-year old program is a partnership with the Colorado Department of Education, the State Library, local library systems, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It is […]

Friends of Lory State Park Receives Grant from Local Kiwanis Club

The Friends of Lory State Park has been presented with a $500 grant by the Fort Collins Eyeopeners Kiwanis Club.  The grant was designated to support the Friends’ “Get the Kids Outside” Environmental Education Scholarship Grants Program.  “The Eyeopeners Kiwanis Club has done outstanding work in our community,” said Rick Bunch, President of the Friends […]