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Volunteers Sarah Wingard and Paul Furnas help plant a tree along Pitkin Street April 19. This Arbor Day event focused on planting the right tree in the right place. (Ryan Schmidt | Collegian)

Community canopy program seeks to improve local environment

Jordan Mahaffey September 13, 2021

The City of Fort Collins and the Arbor Day Foundation have teamed up on a program to increase tree coverage. The Community Canopy Program will provide 350 Fort Collins residents with $25 trees. The...

The City Hall Meeting Tuesday night had many parts. There was an oppurtunity for citizen participation, discussion of prospective construction on East Prospect Road, and an appeal (Erica Giesenhagen | Collegian).

FoCo City Council talks marijuana ordinance, code compliance

Austria Cohn September 9, 2021

The Sept. 7 Fort Collins City Council meeting addressed local marijuana codes, staff reports and had public participation. This meeting was followed by a work session that focused on council priorities. The...

A sign stands signifying City Hall at 300 Laporte Avenue Nov. 8, 2020.

FoCo City Council discusses budget, meeting rules

Austria Cohn September 1, 2021

The most recent City Council work session Aug. 31 discussed the recommended 2022 budget, the northeast Fort Collins development and the future norms and rules for council meetings.  “We are no...

A biker at the Maxwell Natural Area Aug. 22 passes signs placed by the Intertribal Alliance for Right Relations. Demonstrators and activists were at the trailhead to explain the history of the Hughes land and their hope for it to be used as a gathering place for Indiginous people. (Ryan Schmidt | The Collegian)

CSU, City reach agreement on former Hughes land

Isaiah Dennings August 26, 2021

Colorado State University, the City of Fort Collins and third-party Cottonwood Lands and Farms entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Aug. 20 that resolves some uncertainty with the former...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Larimer County urges vaccines, masks as COVID-19 case rate increases

Serena Bettis August 11, 2021

Editor's Note: This article originally stated that the seven-day infection rate had doubled over the past two weeks. According to Jared Olson with the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment,...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Update: Poudre River search efforts suspended, three dead recovered

Noah Pasley July 21, 2021

Update: July 28, 4 p.m. According to a July 28 press release from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, all search efforts in the Poudre Canyon following the Black Hollow Flood have been suspended...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Mosquitoes in Larimer County found positive for West Nile virus

Noah Pasley July 21, 2021

Mosquitoes in Larimer County have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this season, according to a July 20 press release from the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment....

(Graphic illustration by Robbie Haynes | The Collegian)

Public redistricting forum discusses county election representation

Isaiah Dennings July 20, 2021

The Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission has completed preliminary drawings for how Colorado should be divided for federal and state representation and is now heading to every county to hear...

Demonstrators carry banners and flags in the NoCo Pride March July 16. The march featured a line of approximately 600 demonstrators walking down College Avenue which stretched for five and a half blocks. (Michael Marquardt | The Collegian)

600 show their colors at 3rd annual Fort Collins Pride March

Isaiah Dennings July 19, 2021

The phrase “out of the closet and into the streets” echoed through Old Town Fort Collins on Friday; it was a popular mantra among the demonstrators at the 3rd annual NoCo Pride March. The march...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Union on Plum apartments cancels all leases for upcoming school year

Natalie Weiland July 15, 2021

The Union on Plum apartment complex has canceled all resident leases for the 2021-22 school year.  In an email message sent to residents on July 15, the Union on Plum management team explained that...

(Graphic Illustration by Malia Berry | The Collegian)

Fort Collins man arrested for possession of explosive devices

Noah Pasley July 15, 2021

The Larimer County All-Hazards / Crisis Response Team executed a search warrant July 14 that led to the seizure of explosive devices and the arrest of a Fort Collins man, Nicholas Dice, according to...

Larimer County Health Department provides COVID-19 update

Larimer County Health Department provides COVID-19 update

Isaiah Dennings July 15, 2021

The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment held a public forum July 12 via Zoom to update residents on the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The delta variant was a main topic,...

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