CITIZEN ACTION: Final Wildlife Management Plan to Go to City Council

Longmont City staff have completed a final draft of the Wildlife Management Plan (WMP) update. This draft can be read here. This final WMP will be voted on for approval by City Council on Tuesday, September 24th.

Stand with Our St. Vrain Creek is pleased that staff has revised the WMP to provide further protections to riparian areas by adopting Fort Collins’ criteria for allowing variances to the current 150-foot riparian conservation buffer. While the WMP is not regulation, the language in the WMP will be used to inform the protections for wildlife and habitat and riparian and stream protections within Longmont’s Land Development Code.

We strongly urge you to write to City Council urging them to approve the WMP and are asking for people to show up wearing green to the City Council meeting on 9/24 at 7pm to show their support for the revised WMP. 

Wildlife Management Plan Update Public Meeting #5

The City of Longmont is updating its Wildlife Management Plan that was originally adopted in 2006.

During this meeting, the project team will present a draft of the updated Wildlife Management Plan to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. The meeting will be held at the Sunset Campus from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Snacks will also be available during the informal open house portion of the meeting. More public meetings will follow.

Wildlife Management Plan Update Public Meeting

This meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. and will include a findings presentation and visioning workshop on the Wildlife Management Plan Update.

This meeting will be held at the Sunset Campus.
Snacks will be available during the informal open house portions of these meetings.

For more information, visit https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/departments/departments-n-z/parks-open-space-trails/plans-maps-and-reports/wildlife-management-plan.

Wildlife Management Plan Public Meeting Open House

Longmont is updating its Wildlife Management Plan and the second public meeting open house date is Thursday April 4th from 6-8pm.

Per Longmont’s website, the goals of the Wildlife Management Plan are “to develop a general City philosophy for allowing the coexistence of wildlife and human activities and to the extent possible, preserve wildlife habitats and promote improvements of degraded habitats, ensuring that Longmont’s high quality of life is maintained for its residents.”

The second meeting will look at pollinators, native fish of the St Vrain, conflicts with wildlife, species that enrich Longmont’s quality of life
and wildlife diversity. Snacks will also be available during the informal open house portion of the meeting. More public meetings will follow.

Action Item: Wildlife Management Plan Update Public Meeting

Longmont’s Natural Resources Department is holding its first public meeting open house regarding the update to the City’s Wildlife Management Plan (WMP). The WMP was first adopted in 2006 and it’s due for an update.

This first meeting will focus on Land Development Code changes with regard to the new prairie dog policy, the work being done with the Resilient St. Vrain flood mitigation project, and riparian setbacks. Other meetings will follow.

We ask that you please attend this meeting if you are able. This meeting will help inform updates to the Land Development Code regarding the 150-foot riparian setback and how Longmont deals with wildlife in general.

The meeting will be held at the Sunset Campus (7 S. Sunset Street, Longmont, CO) on Thursday, March 7 from 6-8pm. Snacks will be provided.

If you need translation services or other special accommodations, contact 303-651-8416 or service-works@longmontcolorado.gov

For any questions, contact Dan Wolford at 303-774-4691 or dan.wolford@longmontcolorado.gov

thumbnail of WMPU First Meeting Flyer

Wildlife Management Plan Update

The City of Longmont’s Public Works and Natural Resources Department will be updating the City’s Wildlife Management Plan this year. The Wildlife Management Plan codifies the City’s policy toward wildlife, human-wildlife interaction, and wildlife habitat. The first public engagement meeting should be announced soon.

If you would like to be a part of this public process and have your voice heard, please contact Jim Krick via email at jim.krick@longmontcolorado.gov or by calling 303-651-8451.

We will post public meeting dates as soon as they are available.