Prairie Ridge Natural Area is growing by 140 acres as Loveland gets GOCO funding

A bee visits a showy milkweed on the side of a trail in Prairie Ridge Natural Area, as pictured on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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Around 500 acres of the Prairie Ridge property is used for dryland wheat farming.
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City of Loveland Open Lands and Trails Resource Specialist Debbie Eley points to the area where Prairie Ridge is expanding by 140 acres during a visit to the area Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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Prairie Ridge Natural Area, as pictured on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, is located at 6400 N Wilson Ave. in Loveland, Colo.
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A showy milkweed on the side of a trail in Prairie Ridge Natural Area, as pictured on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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A showy milkweed on the side of a trail in Prairie Ridge Natural Area, as pictured on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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An insect sits on top of a small pink flower on the side of a trail in Prairie Ridge Natural Area, as pictured on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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Chris Ackerman reads while sitting on a bench in Prairie Ridge Natural Area on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
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Around 500 acres of the Prairie Ridge property is used for dryland wheat farming.
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The trails in Prairie Ridge Natural Area connect to Coyote Ridge Natural Area, among other open spaces.